I have been struggling with irregular circadian sleep cycle and insomnia for a while. In recent lectures on Biopsychology, the course dabbled upon the topics of sleep. This sparked my passion and thus writing this paper to demonstrate my past casual researches in polyphasic napping and sleep in general.
Sleeping is by far one of the most imperative biological needs for majority of organisms. It is comprised of 4 stages: NREM 1, NREM 2, NREM 3, and REM. In NREM 1, it is considered as light sleep. This stage transition from awake state (Alpha Wave, about 8 to 13 Hz) to onset of sleep (Theta Wave, about 4 to 7 Hz). In NREM 2, it consists about 45 to 55% of total sleep in adult and is characterized by sleep spindles (12 to 14 Hz) and k-complexes. This stage …show more content…
Polyphasic sleep has been applied in institute such as NASA, U.S. Military, and Italian Air Force. Polyphasic sleep cycle is quite esoteric to most people, general population is wired to the typical monophasic sleep cycle aka 8 hours of sleep per night. Although the monophasic sleep cycle may be typical for most people, Spain practices the “Siesta” biphasic sleep cycle and implemented as their national characteristics. The “Siesta” is structured with six hours of core sleep and a 30 to 45 minutes of nap during midday. This biphasic sleep cycle runs in deep within the Spanish culture; shops and restaurants are usually closed during noon due to such phenomenon. The “Siesta” biphasic sleep cycle is what I am currently practicing. My total sleep time for now is around 6 hours and 45 minutes to seven hours, saving me one hour of sleep time, giving me more time to do work. Ofcourse, this is not the most hardcore polyphasic sleep cycle, the reason I had chosen such cycle is not to destroy my circadian cycle, which in turn let me be in control of my energy throughout the
Sleeping is by far one of the most imperative biological needs for majority of organisms. It is comprised of 4 stages: NREM 1, NREM 2, NREM 3, and REM. In NREM 1, it is considered as light sleep. This stage transition from awake state (Alpha Wave, about 8 to 13 Hz) to onset of sleep (Theta Wave, about 4 to 7 Hz). In NREM 2, it consists about 45 to 55% of total sleep in adult and is characterized by sleep spindles (12 to 14 Hz) and k-complexes. This stage …show more content…
Polyphasic sleep has been applied in institute such as NASA, U.S. Military, and Italian Air Force. Polyphasic sleep cycle is quite esoteric to most people, general population is wired to the typical monophasic sleep cycle aka 8 hours of sleep per night. Although the monophasic sleep cycle may be typical for most people, Spain practices the “Siesta” biphasic sleep cycle and implemented as their national characteristics. The “Siesta” is structured with six hours of core sleep and a 30 to 45 minutes of nap during midday. This biphasic sleep cycle runs in deep within the Spanish culture; shops and restaurants are usually closed during noon due to such phenomenon. The “Siesta” biphasic sleep cycle is what I am currently practicing. My total sleep time for now is around 6 hours and 45 minutes to seven hours, saving me one hour of sleep time, giving me more time to do work. Ofcourse, this is not the most hardcore polyphasic sleep cycle, the reason I had chosen such cycle is not to destroy my circadian cycle, which in turn let me be in control of my energy throughout the