MICROSLEEP

WHAT IS MICROSLEEP?

• A SHORT NAP

• A BRIEF, INVOLUNTARY EPISODE OF SLEEP

• A FORM OF MEDITATION

• A SLEEP DISORDER

HOW LONG DOES A TYPICAL EPISODE OF MICROSLEEP LAST?

• A FEW MILLISECONDS TO SEVERAL SECONDS

• 10 - 15 MINUTES

• 30 MINUTES

• 1 - 2 MINUTES

WHAT IS A COMMON CAUSE OF MICROSLEEP?

• ADEQUATE CAFFEINE INTAKE

• RELAXATION TECHNIQUES

• REGULAR SLEEP PATTERNS

• SLEEP DEPRIVATION

WHY IS MICROSLEEP A POTENTIAL DANGER WHILE DRIVING?

• INCREASES FOCUS

• IMPROVE REACTION TIMES

• CAUSES TEMPORARY LAPSES IN CONSCIOUSNESS

• ENHANCES ALERTNESS

ARE INDIVIDUALS TYPICALLY AWARE OF THEIR MICROSLEEP EPISODES?

• NO, RARELY

• YES, ALWAYS

• YES, SOMETIMES

• ONLY DURING NIGHTTIME

WHAT ROLE DOES FATIGUE PLAY IN TRIGGERING MICROSLEEP?

• INCREASES THE RISK

• REDUCE THE RISK

• ELIMINATES MICROSLEEP

• HAS NO EFFECT

WHAT PREVENTIVE MEASURE CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF MICROSLEEP?

• INCOSISTENT SLEEP SCHEDULE

• EXCECCIVE CAFFEINE INTAKE

• ADEQUATE SLEEP HYGIENE

• SLEEP DEPRIVATION

WHICH INDUSTRY IS PARTICULARLY AT RISK OF MICROSLEEP-RELATED INCIDENTS?

• RETAIL

• TRANSPORTATION

• ENTERTAINMENT

• TECHNOLOGY

HOW MIGHT TECHNOLOGY DETECT MICROSLEEP EVENTS?

• COUNTING BLINKS

• LISTENING FOR SNORES

• VISUAL OBSERVATION

• MONITORING BRAINWAVE PATTERNS

WHAT IS THE MAIN EFFECT OF MICROSLEEP ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE?

• INCREASED CREATIVITY

• DIMINISHED AWARENESS AND DELAYED REACTION TIMES

• IMPROVE CONCENTRATION

• ENHANCED MEMORY