Connected devices designed to monitor and therefore improve one’s sleep are becoming increasingly popular around the world, but do they really bring benefits to the user?
Neuroscientists from West Virginia University have been working on the subject. Apple Watch, Fitbit, Oura… In total, the researchers evaluated eight commercial sleep trackers. They observed five healthy adults (two men aged 26 and 41 and three women aged 22, 23, and 27) who wore these trackers for 98 nights.
At the conclusion of the study, published inNature and Science of Sleep, the verdict was in:Fitbit and Oura obtained the best results, in terms of measuring total sleep time, total wake time, and sleep e…
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