Verifying the Sleep-Inducing Effect of a Mother’s Rocking Motion in Adults

Authors
Hiroaki Shibagaki, Keishi Ashida, Yoshifumi Morita, Ryojun Ikeura, Kiyoko Yokoyama
Corresponding Author
Hiroaki Shibagaki
Available Online 1 September 2017.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.2017.4.2.5How to use a DOI?
Keywords
rocking motion, mother's rocking motion, sleep-inducing effect, electroencephalogram analysis
Abstract
Previously, we concluded that a mother's rocking motion is the most effective motion for inducing sleep in adults. We call it the candidate rocking motion. In this study, we confirm that the candidate rocking motion is more effective in inducing sleep than using no rocking motion. Moreover, we find that different to aromatherapy, the effectiveness of the candidate rocking motion varies only slightly between individuals. We conclude that the candidate rocking motion is effective for inducing sleep in adults.

Copyright
© 2013, the Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).