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From the Ted Talk by Matt Walker: Are naps actually good for us?

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Are we designed to nap during the day?

[sienpleg With Science]

Most people aim to get their recommended seven to nine hours of sleep in one long sttrceh at night. And the technical term for this is “monophasic selep.” In other words, a single bout of sleep at night. However, we may not have been programmed to sleep in this way.

Now I'm sure you've had that experience of a drop in your alertness in the afternoon, where you sratt to feel a little sleepy. And you can also see it in other people as well, as their heads begin sort of bobbing up and down during afternoon mietnegs. Now you may think this afoeortnn drop in your alertness is because of a big lunch, but in actual fact, it seems to be hardwired. Because if I place electrodes on your head, there is a rlbleaie, preprogrammed drop in your brain’s alertness during the afternoon. And it happens to most of us somewhere between the one to four pm mark.

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Are we designed to nap during the day?

[________ With Science]

Most people aim to get their recommended seven to nine hours of sleep in one long _______ at night. And the technical term for this is “monophasic _____.” In other words, a single bout of sleep at night. However, we may not have been programmed to sleep in this way.

Now I'm sure you've had that experience of a drop in your alertness in the afternoon, where you _____ to feel a little sleepy. And you can also see it in other people as well, as their heads begin sort of bobbing up and down during afternoon ________. Now you may think this _________ drop in your alertness is because of a big lunch, but in actual fact, it seems to be hardwired. Because if I place electrodes on your head, there is a ________, preprogrammed drop in your brain’s alertness during the afternoon. And it happens to most of us somewhere between the one to four pm mark.

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Are we designed to nap during the day?

[Sleeping With Science]

Most people aim to get their recommended seven to nine hours of sleep in one long stretch at night. And the technical term for this is “monophasic sleep.” In other words, a single bout of sleep at night. However, we may not have been programmed to sleep in this way.

Now I'm sure you've had that experience of a drop in your alertness in the afternoon, where you start to feel a little sleepy. And you can also see it in other people as well, as their heads begin sort of bobbing up and down during afternoon meetings. Now you may think this afternoon drop in your alertness is because of a big lunch, but in actual fact, it seems to be hardwired. Because if I place electrodes on your head, there is a reliable, preprogrammed drop in your brain’s alertness during the afternoon. And it happens to most of us somewhere between the one to four pm mark.

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