Rapid eye movement sleep

a person's mind during sleep. I will be talking to you about why we dream, have nightmares, and the pros and cons of lucid dreaming. Why do we dream? Well there are many theories to why we dream, but we can't quite figure out why we dream. Some scientists think that the reason we dream is because of random impulses, problem solving, to organize things or to cope with trauma. In 1977, two researchers brought forward…

Why do we sleep? We need sleep because it is an active period in which a lot of important processing, restoration, and strengthening occurs.we need sleep to restore our brains.Sleep helps our brains to remember things easier.Its also good to sleep to figure some things out.Why is sleep good for the body?
Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of…

Introduction Sleep disorders affect millions of people across the globe in their social and cognitive function as well as potential self-physical endangerment. Many sleep disorders affect the amount of time one sleeps, leaving one in a sleep debt or simply completely sleep deprived. This affects can affect reaction times, memory, emotional state, and safety. Stress, work, time management, genetics, diet, illness, and medications all play a role in the loss of sleep. This can affect anyone around…

Sleep, is an important function that effects everyone. Without an adequate amount of sleep, one would be at risk for not only diseases, but also effects one executive functions. While this might be easy to say, some may not be able to sleep because of a disease such as Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) which apparently effects forty different families worldwide (Fatal Familial Insomnia 1:40-1:52). Before one would know more about a disease like that, the first thing to know is what is sleep,…

really think of sleep as a “problem”, but sleep itself is more complicated then most would think. Every night we lay down for bed unaware of what’s going on in our brain and how it is affecting our bodies. Of course sleep is essential, but if you are not receiving the right amount it can cause a variety of problems. We know too little sleep isn’t good, but did you know that too much is worse than not enough? When your head hits the pillow and you finally fall asleep, a ninety minute sleep cycle…

We all take advantage of sleep and think of it, at times, as a luxury more than a physiological and psychological necessity. Edwards, O’Dreiscoll, et al, in their paper over Aging and Sleep: Physiology and Pathophysiology, simply defined sleep as a natural state characterized by a reduction in voluntary motor activity (skeletal muscle movement) but not involuntary activity (heart, lungs, organs, etc.), and a decreased response to stimulation and stereotypic posture that is both reversible and…

Ask your neighbor what they enjoy doing, and maybe a decent amount may have mentioned, "sleep." Sleep is a vital part of and universal need. It is considered a motor to our skills and abilities to gather and process information. Mellissa, Writer of The Guardian of Scotland writes, "An average night 's sleep is eight hours, 1/3 of a day. If you live, seventy-five years, that 's twenty-five years asleep, or 9,125 days." For one-third of our lives we are asleep, but being asleep has its purposes.…

Sleep: An Overnight Coma Did you know you spend about one-third of your life sleeping (Kastner 4)? You probably spend more time sleeping than you do any other activity. That is why I find it essential to get a good night’s sleep to make that third of my life a little more satisfying. Hours and hours of research on facts that have been backed up by several reliable sources prove my work to be dependable. In order to get a good night’s sleep, it is important to understand the stages of sleep, how…

Sleep plays huge role in everyone’s daily routine. It is one of the most important requirements with nutrition and exercise to have a healthy, happy life. Mastin (2013) defined that sleeping is a body and mind condition which occurs naturally and recurs periodically every day. While sleeping, mental and muscular activities are minimized. That is the reason why people are less capable to accept stimulus coming from outside. However it has to be considered apart from hibernation, coma or…

Today we are going to learn if sleep paralysis is a serious problem. Is sleep paralysis a serious problem? Sleep researchers believe sleep paralysis is when your body is not moving smoothly threw the sleeping stages. Sleep paralysis usually occurs one out of two times, if it occurs when you are falling asleep it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis if it occurs when you are waking up it is called hypnopompic or postdormital. When your body slowly falls asleep it gets comfortable,…