Microsleep

Sleep and its Effects on the Brain INTRO: Sleep is looked at by a lot of people as something the occurs because our bodies get tired however saying that we only sleep because we are tired is like saying we only eat because we are hungry. “We tend to think of sleep as a time when the mind and body shut down. But this is not the case; sleep is an active period in which a lot of important processing, restoration, and strengthening occurs” (sleepfoundation.org). Scientists to this day as still…

The dataset, “sleep”, is exploring the effect of two soporific drugs (increase in hours of sleep of compared to control) on ten patients. The first column, “extra”, shows the number of extra sleeping hours that participants get after taking soporific drug(s). The second “group” column indicates which group the participants are in, and the third column, “ID”, tells us the unique experimental identification number of each participant. The experimental data of Group 1 reflects the effect of the…

The four main evolutionary theories can be used to explain the function of sleep which consist of energy conservation, food requirements, predator avoidance and Meddis’ “waste of time” hypothesis. These theories attempt to explain sleep as an adaptive response which increases the chances of survival. Sleep can be used to conserve energy over long periods of time as metabolism and body temperature decreases. This can be observed in sleeping animals especially in those hibernating during the…

Why Do We Need Sleep? Sleep, why is it so important? Humans spend a lot of time sleeping, many people feel as if sleeping so much is simply a waste of time, and not necessary. Are they right? Is sleeping just a waste of valuable time, or is it necessary for our survival? In Experience Psychology (King, 2016) sleep is considered a necessary aspect of living a healthy…

Wrinkles are a natural part of the aging process. However, the city that you live in is one of the factors that affect how fast you age. Most Wrinkle-Prone Cities Denver, Colorado Denver is at a high altitude, and it also has thin air. This makes it easy for the ultraviolet rays to penetrate one's skin. Ultraviolet skins can cause wrinkles. They can also increase the risk of skin cancer. New York, New York New York is known as the city that ever sleeps. There are many people who live in New…

Sleep. We all need it and love it, but there are a lot of questions like these three. Can too much sleep be bad for the brain? Can sleeping disorders affect the human body? What causes us to dream, why do we do it , and why can't we remember our dreams most of the times? These three questions are weird but you will be surprised of the outcome to the questions. After a tough day of school of work we want to sleep, some of us want to sleep for a long time and even at night we want to sleep for a…

Elderly Care: Assistance with Insomnia When it comes to senior sleep, the studies are conflicted. Some studies show that seniors need slightly less sleep than they did when they were younger and need 6.5 to 7 hours. Other studies show that a senior needs the same 8 to 9 hours that they did when they were 20. Regardless of which studies you side with, when your senior loved one is not getting even close to the minimum 6.5 hours stated by the less conservative studies, then you know that they are…

Do you ever wonder how much you get a sleep or you lost? Sleep is important even to you and if you have bad sleep habit it can affect your health. Napping is good for your body even famous people would nap to help their metal performance. 24 minute nap are good for helping your metal performance. Sleep and nap are two different thing and very important thing . Losing sleep is bad for you but taking nap can’t help you get you back the hour you miss of sleep.Taking short nap are good for you and…

The connection between poor sleep and getting sick isn’t just a myth. New research led by the University of California-San Francisco found that getting 6 hours of sleep or less each night is associated with being four times more likely to catch a cold when exposed to the virus, compared to sleeping more than 7 hours. Published in the journal SLEEP, the team also included researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Carnegie Mellon University. Data was collected and analyzed…

Every thing about your home decor, from the curtains on the windows to the paint on the walls, is figured out by you with time spent and energy used. What furnace would be right, and which air conditioning system, would have required some deliberation before making a choice. To make the environment of your home the most comfortable, you should put in the best house humidifier. You have to control the humidity if you want a comfortable household interior. There are lots of places, in which the…