Sleep Experiment Results
Matthew discusses two sleep experiments that show how regularizing light and dark cycles can improve sleep quality and duration. He also explains how modernity has changed the amount, timing, and nature of our sleep, and how biphasic sleep may be more natural for humans.In this clip
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There was an experiment on kids in which they used bright overhead lights to shift their circadian rhythm. Can you provide more details about it?
In an experiment where people were placed into dark environments for a certain period, their total sleep increased, but then it tapered off after a couple of weeks.
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