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
   

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2. 2004
   Hirudo medicinalis
   

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3. 1990s
   Vivid dreams!
   

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4. 2005
   Neurophysio-
   pathology
   of sleep
   

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6. 3h
   

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7. 2h polyphasic sleep
   

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9. 'Demonstratio longe optima est
   experientia.'
   Francis Bacon
   

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10. Polysomnography
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    EEG
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    EOG (oculogram)
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    EMG (chin
    myogram)
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    Breathing
    ●
    Temperature
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    Erection (=REM)
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    Growth Hormone
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    Cortisol 7am
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    Melatonine
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    Serotonine
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    Noradrenaline
    

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11. Zeo + Fitbit
    + Blog
    

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18. Results?
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    Everyman (~4h) adaptation in 4 weeks
    [good fitness, mood, productivity]
    [but requires: extreme motivation, :( social life, support from
    friend / partner]
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    Uberman (2-3h) adaptation unsuccessful
    [not enough focus, determination? Or impossible?] [even
    harder motivation, effort, etc]
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    Learned to nap, self control, time, data yet to mine [sport →
    Deep, deprivation → less light, alcohol → broken sleep, decaf
    → effect]
    

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19. Other discoveries ...
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    Can you die if you don't sleep?
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    What is the “second sleep” (2x3.5)?
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    Mental health issues?
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    Do you still sleep at night without
    night?
    

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20. Questions?
    six40winks.com
    

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21. Bibliography
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    http://www.ane.pl/pdf/4703.pdf
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    http://six40winks.com/
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    http://dustincurtis.com/sleep.html
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    http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/category/slee
    p/
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