: Can one's body temperature affect the quality of his/her sleep? If so, how does it influence our sleep? And what can we do to improve the quality of sleep in regards to adjusting our body temperature?

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Yes. Body temperature drops at night almost 2 degrees fahrenheit.

Cranial cooling has been showing to lead to deeper sleep and help insomniacs.

Higher body temperatures during sleep are associated with depression.

As a physician, I have a seen previous studies suggesting that taking a lukewarm shower before sleeping has been shown to help people get to sleep faster [reference needed].

Anecdotally, I have patients who report that walking around without socks on the floor until their feet feel cold also report falling asleep faster.