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Polyphasic sleep experiment

alphydan
July 02, 2013

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

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July 02, 2013
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  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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  5. 2012

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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

    EEG

    EOG (oculogram)

    EMG (chin
    myogram)

    Breathing

    Temperature

    Erection (=REM)

    Growth Hormone

    Cortisol 7am

    Melatonine

    Serotonine

    Noradrenaline

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  11. Zeo + Fitbit
    + Blog

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  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]

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  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?

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  20. Questions?
    six40winks.com

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  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/

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