Doust J W
Neuropsychobiology. 1979;5(6):340-7. doi: 10.1159/000117701.
53 healthly persons were monitored for skin temperature by a Hardy dermal radiometer every 60 sec. Readings continued until a spontaneous cycle appeared. 32 subjects were examined awake and 21 while asleep. A spontaneous rhythm with a mean of 4.25 min was found for the awake subjects, and one of 8.33 for the asleep subjects. To confirm these findings longer recordings were made by a thermocouple electronic thermometer in a further 23 subjects. Observations were continued until the awake subject slept. The results were analyzed by autocorrelation. In 13 records the sleeping rhythm was significantly longer than the waking. Another thermocouple probe in 14 subjects was used to measure axillary temperature. In 7 subjects a shorter cycle was seen while awake and a longer one while they slept. The properties of a perceptual clock are reviewed. It is suggested that the relative awareness of the subject be added to them.
53名健康人每隔60秒用哈代皮肤辐射计监测皮肤温度。读数持续进行，直到出现自发周期。32名受试者在清醒时接受检查，21名在睡眠时接受检查。发现清醒受试者的自发节律平均为4.25分钟，睡眠受试者的自发节律平均为8.33分钟。为了证实这些发现，另外23名受试者用热电偶电子温度计进行了更长时间的记录。观察持续进行，直到清醒受试者入睡。结果通过自相关分析。在13份记录中，睡眠节律明显长于清醒节律。在14名受试者中使用另一个热电偶探头测量腋窝温度。在7名受试者中，清醒时观察到较短的周期，睡眠时观察到较长的周期。本文回顾了感知时钟的特性。建议将受试者的相对意识加入其中。
