On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad,New Mexico. She hadn't seen
the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. Stefania was in a research program,and the scientists in the
program were studying body rhythms (节奏) . In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave,
30 feet in depth.
During her time in the cave,Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her living
place had been very comfortable,but there had been nothing to tell her the time. She'd had no clock or
watches,no television or radio. There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been
kept at 21℃.
The results were very interesting. Stefania had been in the cave for over four months,but she thought
she had been there for only two. Her body clock had changed. She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day. She
had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. She had eaten fewer meals and had
lost 17 lbs in weight as a result ! She had also become rather depressed (抑郁) .
How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment she'd done some physical and
mental tests.She'd recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. This computer
had been specially programmed for the project. Whenever she was free, she'd played cards,read books
and listened to music. She'd also learned French from tapes.
The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature,for example,the
pattem of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep. However,people are affected in different
ways. Some people wake up naturally at 5:00 am,but others don't start to wake up till 9:00 0r 10:00 am. This affects the whole daily rhythm. As a result,the early risers are at their best in the late moming.
The late risers,on the other hand,are tired during the day and only come to life in the aftemoon or evening !
On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad,New Mexico. She hadn't seenthe sun for eighteen and a half weeks. Stefania was in a research program,and the scientists in theprogram were studying body rhythms (节奏) . In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave,30 feet in depth. During her time in the cave,Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her livingplace had been very comfortable,but there had been nothing to tell her the time. She'd had no clock orwatches,no television or radio. There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃. The results were very interesting. Stefania had been in the cave for over four months,but she thought she had been there for only two. Her body clock had changed. She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day. She had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. She had eaten fewer meals and hadlost 17 lbs in weight as a result ! She had also become rather depressed (抑郁) . How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment she'd done some physical and mental tests.She'd recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. This computerhad been specially programmed for the project. Whenever she was free, she'd played cards,read booksand listened to music. She'd also learned French from tapes. The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature,for example,the 模式的白天和黑夜让我们醒来和睡去。然而,人们受到不同方式。有些人睡到自然醒在 5:0 上午,但其他人就不会醒来到 9:00 0r 10:0 上午。这会影响整个日常的节奏。其结果是,早起的人处于晚早上在最佳状态。晚起床的人,另一方面,是在白天累了,和只会在下午或晚上苏醒过来!
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