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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus  Recently I have tried taking the 4.5 hour core sleep at 8:00pm to 12:30am and the 90 minute nap at around 6am or 7am. |
That's very interesting. I tried that myself, and there was no obvious benefit (in my case); so it's another area that differs from person to person.
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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus Can anyone point me to some resource (a scientific paper, preferably) that goes into detail with cycle lengths, how they vary (if at all) from night to night, and how certain factors -- a large meal beforehand, etc -- affect the cycle length? I'll search a bit myself and post if I find anything. |
I'd also love to see one (for adult humans, that is - I've discovered a few on children and animals). Most of my findings are based on empirical data only.