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However, a biphasic sleep schedule can be easier to follow than a polyphasic schedule and may help improve energy and brain function during the day compared to a monophasic schedule.3
Types of Biphasic Sleep
Biphasic sleep typically involves sleeping at night and taking a midday nap.
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Carley Millhone, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Some biohackers use the polyphasic sleep pattern to complete more tasks.
—Adrafinil.com, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Simon says newborn infants will sleep roughly 18 hours a day in multiple bouts, which is called polyphasic sleep.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2017
The fast, as well as Massaro encouraging his followers to engage in polyphasic sleep, a technique in which people sleep for just a few hours at a time, were framed as part of the pathway to enlightenment.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2022
Some literature and research suggests that humans are naturally polyphasic sleepers.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 30 Jan. 2018
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Carley Millhone, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Some biohackers use the polyphasic sleep pattern to complete more tasks.
—Adrafinil.com, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Simon says newborn infants will sleep roughly 18 hours a day in multiple bouts, which is called polyphasic sleep.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2017
The fast, as well as Massaro encouraging his followers to engage in polyphasic sleep, a technique in which people sleep for just a few hours at a time, were framed as part of the pathway to enlightenment.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2022
Some literature and research suggests that humans are naturally polyphasic sleepers.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 30 Jan. 2018
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“Polyphasic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyphasic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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polyphasic
adjective
poly·pha·sic
-ˈfā-zik 
1
: of, relating to, or having more than one phase
polyphasic evoked potentials
compare diphasic sense b, monophasic sense 1
2
: having several periods of activity interrupted by intervening periods of rest in each 24 hours
an infant is essentially polyphasic
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