Recent Examples on the WebWhat is biphasic sleep?—Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2022 In other words, segmented (or biphasic) sleep used to be the norm.—Richard Sima, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020 Alcohol is biphasic, says Rajita Sinha, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.—Emma Yasinski, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2021 Russell Foster, a professor of circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said Ekirch's findings on biphasic sleep, while not without controversy, had informed his work as a sleep scientist.—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Jan. 2022 One worrisome possibility is that the coronavirus follows what is known as a biphasic infection: the virus persists and causes a different set of symptoms than observed in the initial bout.—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 A typical feature of ODS is the biphasic presentation.—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2011
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