The Sleep for Science version of sleep camp challenges our participants to keep interesting sleep schedules and undergo testing in the supportive environment of the laboratory, staffed by our indomitable summer apprentices. Funded by NIMH, this research has provided a means for us to begin acquiring fundamental knowledge of the interface of development, circadian timing, and sleep-wake systems.

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Carskadon, M.A., Labyak, S.E., Acebo, C., and Seifer, R. Intrinsic circadian period of adolescent humans measured in conditions of forced desynchrony. Neurosci. Lett. 260:129-132, 1999.

Carskadon, M.A. and Acebo, C. Multiple sleep latency tests in adolescents during forced desynchrony. J. Sleep Research 7 (Supp. 2):40, 1998.

Carskadon, M.A., Acebo, C., and Seifer, R. Extended nights, sleep loss, and recovery sleep in adolescents. Arch. Ital. Biol. 139:301-312, 2001.