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Randy Gardner (born c. 1946) is an American man from San Diego, California, who once held the record for the longest amount of time a human has gone without sleep.In December 1963/January 1964, 17-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 24 minutes (264.4 hours), breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds.
Microsleeps usually last for a few seconds, usually no longer than 15 seconds, [73] and happen most frequently when a person is trying to stay awake when they are feeling sleepy. [74] The person usually falls into microsleep while doing a monotonous task like driving, reading a book, or staring at a computer. [75]
This is a list of people who awoke from coma-like states, such as a persistent vegetative state, minimally conscious state, catatonic stupor, or locked-in syndrome after a lengthy period of time. [vague]
An Australian livestreamer was banned from multiple platforms for trying to stay awake for 12 days to break a Guinness World Record that is no longer being tracked due to health concerns.
This test measures whether a person can stay awake during a time when she or he is normally awake. [2] [4] Like the MSLT, the MWT is performed in a sleep diagnostic center over 4 - 5 nap periods. A mean sleep onset latency of less than 10 minutes is suggestive of excessive daytime sleepiness.
Modern humans often find themselves desynchronized from their internal circadian clock, due to the requirements of work (especially night shifts), long-distance travel, and the influence of universal indoor lighting. [31] Even if they have sleep debt, or feel sleepy, people can have difficulty staying asleep at the peak of their circadian cycle.
In 1988, at just 12 years old, Martin Pistorius' health started to decline. He soon went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but now he's awake and telling an amazing story. Pistorius says while ...
The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) measures a person's ability to stay awake for a certain period of time, essentially measuring the time one can stay awake during the day. The test isolates a person from factors that can influence sleep such as temperature, light, and noise.