The claims of improved cognition, productivity, mood, and health associated with polyphasic sleep are not supported by scientific literature. — Whalespan
The claims of improved cognition, productivity, mood, and health associated with polyphasic sleep are not supported by scientific literature.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
✕NOTSUPPORTED
⚠
High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“firstly the total amount of sleep that you get on any one of those schedules is decreased significantly now of course that's the goal the quality of sleep that you get though is miserable your sleep efficiency even when you're having these short periods of time especially during the waking hours is very poor it's not a type of even short sleep that you would wish for third they found that it would reduce your REM sleep amounts so that was the first set of findings your sleep is no better if anything it's significantly worse and then they started to find that there were significant impairments in many of those things impairments in cognition in judgment making and decision- making impairment in mood and some aspects of impairment in metabolic Health particularly glucose regulation
Conflict Watch
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.