The Russian Sleep Experiment is a creepypasta (copy/pasted creepy short story or anicdote). Many people have questioned whether it's just a story, or if it actually happened. The subjects in the story successfully stayed awake for 15 days which exceeds the world record of 11 days set in 1965 (excluding those with Morvan's syndrom).
In The Russian Sleep Experiment a stimulant gas is used to keep the subjects awake. This got me wondering if perhaps the subjects developed Morvan's syndrom from breathing the stimulant gas. Morvan's can reduce or even eliminate the need for sleep. This would explain how they stayed awake so long, as well as some of the physical behavior they exhibited such as twitching. However the subjects acted pyschotic which does not occur with Morvan's (when subjects get enough sleep), but does occur with sleep deprivation. So perhaps the subjects developed a reduced need for sleep, but since they didn't sleep at all they became sleep deprived causing psychotic behavior?
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