The sweet reason you can’t sleep on your first night away from home

Toss and turn on the first night away? Sleep experts explain the evolutionary ‘First-Night Effect’ – and the simple packing ...
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Half your brain stays on watch in a hotel bed: the science of the restless first night

You collapse into a hotel bed after a long day, exhausted, and still spend hours staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. Sleep researchers call this the first-night effect, and it is one of the most ...

Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Most do because of the first-night effect

Most people have trouble sleeping for the first time in a new place. The phenomenon is known as the first-night effect.
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The ‘first‑night effect’: why it’s hard to sleep when you’re somewhere new

It’s nighttime and you’re exhausted. But the hotel bed feels wrong. The mini fridge won’t stop making that low, irritating hum. The power outlet lights feel brighter than the sun. Outside, random car ...