Light inhibition of melatonin production is central to stimulating wakefulness in the morning and to maintaining alertness throughout the day.
Also, we need to better understand how light exposure affects our internal clocks to ensure that we get the right amount of light to maintain alertness during the day and good sleep at night.
Though some over-the-road truckers might benefit from an occasional spritz of eau de cologne, this device would squirt a revitalizing menthol fragrance to help a driver maintain alertness and a soothing orange fragrance if a power nap were deemed prudent.
Most importantly, it also contains the ascending reticular activating system, which plays a crucial role in maintaining alertness (i.e., in generating the capacity for consciousness); small, strategically situated lesions in the medial tegmental portions of the midbrain and rostral pons cause permanent coma.
Ensure sufficient rest to maintain alertness.
To maintain alertness on the functioning of a safety management system, the process industry is monitoring safety performance indicators.
Using these types of drugs to increase performance isn't unheard of – the military's use of meds has been widely reported, with Modafinil used to help air force pilots maintain alertness and concentration over a 40-hour period.
He was in good company too-burlesque dancers kept the gawking in tact and the array of spirited tunes like "Cry (Just A Little)" maintained alertness in the room right until the 3 AM finale.
A recent study of helicopter pilots who were kept awake for 40 hours and completed 15 flights showed that "modafanil, like dextroamphetamine, maintained alertness, feelings of well being, cognitive function, judgment, risk perception, and situation awareness in sleep deprived aviators".
Subjects were allowed to consume caffeinated beverages before scanning to maintain alertness.
