• CMAJ · Dec 2005

    Review

    Nodding and napping in medical lectures: an instructive systematic review.

    • Kenneth Rockwood, Christopher J Patterson, and David B Hogan.
    • Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    • CMAJ. 2005 Dec 6; 173 (12): 1502-3.

    AbstractA comprehensive, international systematic review, spanning more than 100 years of data collection, suggests that soporific lectures at medical meetings are common, annoying and persistent. Low lights and boring material are prominent risk factors for nodding off during presentations. Extreme remedial measures are warranted.

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