The Problem of Insomnia and Sleep Deprivation

We evolved to have a peri of wakefulness in the middle of the night, and we've tricked our brains into thinking it's daytime when it's not. In many countries, we've eliminated the afternoon nap so late that we need to sleep for eight hours straight. If you're getting six hours of sleep at night, that's two and a half hours less than you need. And over the course of a five day work week, that would up to a sleep deficit, or what's also sometimes called a sleep debt, of 12 and ahalf hours. So one week of six hours a night, 12 and a halfhours sleep det can't you just make that up on the