Changes

The main difference between Triphasic and TC1 is the addition of a daytime nap and a core that is placed in the middle of the other 2 cores located at SWS and REM peak respectively. As a result, the adaptation to TC1 will be different than to Triphasic. Initially, it will be difficult to fall asleep in the core sleeps because they are placed close to each other. SWS will start to get into the core sleeps, resulting in a slowly building REM debt. However, because there are 3 core sleeps around night hours, staying awake until the next core sleep is deemed easier than on Triphasic when adapting. Each of these core sleeps also gives a different distribution of vital sleep stages - the first core will be very dense with SWS, the second core will be mixed between SWS and some amount of REM sleep and the third core will heavily favor REM sleep. The wake gap between each core should be '''at least 2h''' to facilitate falling asleep in each core to avoid interrupted sleep.  

The main difference between Triphasic and TC1 is the addition of a daytime nap and a core that is placed in the middle of the other 2 cores located at SWS and REM peak respectively. As a result, the adaptation to TC1 will be different than to Triphasic. Initially, it will be difficult to fall asleep in the core sleeps because they are placed close to each other. SWS will start to get into the core sleeps, resulting in a slowly building REM debt. However, because there are 3 core sleeps around night hours, staying awake until the next core sleep is deemed easier than on Triphasic when adapting. Each of these core sleeps also gives a different distribution of vital sleep stages - the first core will be very dense with SWS, the second core will be mixed between SWS and some amount of REM sleep and the third core will heavily favor REM sleep. The wake gap between each core should be '''at least 2h''' to facilitate falling asleep in each core to avoid interrupted sleep.  

The daytime nap alleviates homeostatic pressure by providing a chance to get more REM sleep, and sustains alertness until the SWS core. However, the repartitioning process on TC1 is no less than, if not more difficult, than on Triphasic, due to the ease for oversleeping in any of the core sleeps when adapting. Because a lot of sleep types go into the core, SWS deprivation may not be the worst to experience on the schedules.

The daytime nap alleviates homeostatic pressure by providing a chance to get more REM sleep, and sustains alertness until the SWS core. However, the repartitioning process on TC1 is no less than, if not more difficult, than on Triphasic, due to the ease for oversleeping in any of the core sleeps when adapting. Because a lot of sleep types go into the core, SWS deprivation may not be the worst to experience on the schedule.

After adapting to TC1, one can then slowly transition to DC3 by turning the third core into a nap and adding a third nap in the afternoon (~4 PM).  

After adapting to TC1, one can then slowly transition to DC3 by turning the third core into a nap and adding a third nap in the afternoon (~4 PM).