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  • ...trast, as melatonin levels drops in the morning, REM becomes the preferred sleep phase to be gained. ...t to which light influences the circadian rhythm is given by the melanopic light sensitivity function, which peaks at ~480nm (blue) and drops off on both si
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  • ...d [[wikipedia:Rapid_eye_movement_sleep|REM]], with some transitional light sleep.
    360 bytes (55 words) - 07:24, 31 December 2020
  • ...core, SWS pressure may be weaker than REM pressure, allowing for some REM sleep to get in this core.
    325 bytes (55 words) - 12:02, 5 January 2021
  • ...uring which no blue, green or white (as this contains both blue and green) light should enter the eye.
    596 bytes (92 words) - 15:28, 28 December 2020
  • ...ay are often not required due to segmented's longer cores perserving light sleep in addition to the the nightly core gap reducing the amount of time awake b
    844 bytes (135 words) - 09:33, 30 December 2020
  • File:Segmented short 1.png|Segmented with 6h total sleep (Version 1) File:Segmented short 2.png|Segmented with 6h total sleep (Version 2)
    635 bytes (96 words) - 09:33, 30 December 2020
  • ...aces light sleep (NREM 1 and 2), which further reduces the amount of total sleep needed to sustain the body.
    662 bytes (115 words) - 09:30, 30 December 2020
  • ...several types of these available, and below is a comparison between their light-filtering lens tints. |Light red
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  • ...hortened. The nap is extended to 30 minutes, which further increases total sleep time and should make the schedule more sustainable. ...ficult than the standard one, but might be possible for those with a lower sleep needs (~6-7h on mono).
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  • ...aps primarily contain REM, and the third nap may also contain mostly light sleep.
    497 bytes (93 words) - 07:24, 31 December 2020
  • ...the nap. The second nap on E2 may only contain light sleep rather than REM sleep, especially if this nap is late into the afternoon (e.g, 4 PM onward).
    627 bytes (112 words) - 02:27, 30 December 2020
  • ...or by the 4.5h mark, adding sleep after it should allow more REM and light sleep to be gained, potentially easing the adaptation. However, during the adapta
    460 bytes (85 words) - 02:27, 30 December 2020
  • ...ation that is popularly used in [[Special:MyLanguage/Segmented|Segmented]] sleep and scheduled in the SWS peak for the same purpose. The naps should be plac
    613 bytes (109 words) - 07:24, 31 December 2020
  • ...wever, one successful case has shown the possibility of moderate exercise (light lifting and calisthenics) on Dymaxion. However, said Dymaxion sleeper also
    454 bytes (66 words) - 07:27, 31 December 2020
  • ...WS and REM in proportion to [[wikipedia:Non-rapid_eye_movement_sleep|light sleep]] is very high. Dymaxion still tends to be less popular than Uberman.
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  • An '''everyman''' schedule is a sleep schedule with one [[Cores|core sleep]] and one or more [[naps]]. ...e for the lost time in REM and sustain wakefulness. The standard amount of sleep cycles for an average person on monophasic schedule is considered to be 5,
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  • ...of which is essential for entering SWS, and also affects the timing of REM sleep.
    439 bytes (70 words) - 09:30, 30 December 2020
  • ...ement_sleep|light sleep]] that normally characterizes the beginning of the sleep cycle. ...its onset latency greatly reduces.<ref name="swsd" /> Similarly to [[SOREM|sleep-onset REM]]<ref name="aasm" />, SWS latency can reduce to less than 10 to 1
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  • .... This will appear to suddenly alleviate the [[wikipedia:Sleep_deprivation|sleep deprivation]], making people prone to overconfidence about the adaptation.
    907 bytes (146 words) - 09:39, 30 December 2020
  • ...l hours. To this end, it is possible to mitigate the effects of suboptimal sleep timings through shifting the circadian rhythm itself. ...ircadian rhythm regulates a range of physiological processes that controls sleep-wake cycles. These rhythms are synchronized to [[Wikipedia:Local mean time|
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