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

Not really. Though lack of sleep will build up.

Think of it like emptying a trash can. You empty the trash once a night. Regardless of if the trash can was only a little full or overflowing, it is the same level of empty after you dump it.