Is getting 6 hours of sleep one night and 10 hours the next equivalent to sleeping 8 hours and 8 hours?

Question

Is getting 6 hours of sleep one night and 10 hours the next equivalent to sleeping 8 hours and 8 hours?

In: Biology

Answer 1

While t he prevalent logic has been that you can’t make up, apparently research is finding that you can. Granted it’s not a one for one exchange. and you could still have impact on yourself during the deprived times. So it may require more time to make up for that shorter period. Like if I get 6 I could end up sleeping 12 the next night.