WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine researcher Hans Van Dongen, PhD, was featured in The Guardian in an article exploring the science of night owls versus early birds and whether it’s possible to change from one to the other.
“Your chronotype, or your body’s natural inclination to sleep at a certain time, tends to shift as you age. It may also be influenced by genetics,” Van Dongen said.
“Children born to evening-type parents are more likely to be evening-types, and likewise for morning-types,” he told The Guardian.
Van Dongen is a professor in the college’s Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology and a core faculty member and former director of the Sleep and Performance Research Center.