Polyphasic sleep experiment

This is a talk I gave to a group of General Practicioners interested in sleep and my polyphasic experiment at six40winks.com

Transcript

1. An experiment in polyphasic sleep or how survive on 3h of sleep Dr. Alvaro Feito Boirac, Physicist and polyphasic sleeper GP Training, July 2013
2. 2004 Hirudo medicinalis
3. 1990s Vivid dreams!
4. 2005 Neurophysio- pathology of sleep
6. 3h
7. 2h polyphasic sleep
9. 'Demonstratio longe optima est experientia.' Francis Bacon
10. Polysomnography • EEG • EOG (oculogram) • EMG (chin myogram) • Breathing • Temperature • Erection (=REM) • Growth Hormone • Cortisol 7am • Melatonine • Serotonine • Noradrenaline
11. Zeo + Fitbit + Blog
18. Results? • Everyman (~4h) adaptation in 4 weeks [good fitness, mood, productivity] [but requires: extreme motivation, :( social life, support from friend / partner] • Uberman (2-3h) adaptation unsuccessful [not enough focus, determination? Or impossible?] [even harder motivation, effort, etc] • Learned to nap, self control, time, data yet to mine [sport → Deep, deprivation → less light, alcohol → broken sleep, decaf → effect]
19. Other discoveries ... • Can you die if you don't sleep? • What is the “second sleep” (2x3.5)? • Mental health issues? • Do you still sleep at night without night?
20. Questions? six40winks.com
21. Bibliography • http://www.ane.pl/pdf/4703.pdf • http://six40winks.com/ • http://dustincurtis.com/sleep.html • http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/category/slee p/ •