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Night Owls and Early Birds Aren’t Enough: Scientists Identify Five Distinct Sleep-Wake Profiles


New research led by McGill University scientists suggests human sleep patterns (chronotypes) fall along a broader biological spectrum -- with each subtype tied to unique health and behavioral traits -- challenging the simple ‘early bird/night owl’ divide.

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