Rapid eye movement sleep

“Sleep is a passive state of unconsciousness, a suspension of our normal bodily activities. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, but is more easily reversed than the state of hibernation or of being comatose.” People usually go through five (5) stages while sleeping. The first stage is the period of transition between wakefulness and sleepiness, and can be awakened easily. During this stage, the muscles are slowly active and the eyes move slowly. As…

that “87% of American high school students get less than the recommended amount of sleep.” A 2015 study shows that teens get substantially less sleep than they did 20 years ago. The average teenager needs 10 to 12 hours of sleep each night. This may seem like a minor thing, but it could cause major issues in their lives and the lives of others. It can also affect their relationships. This small amount of sleep may seem like a small thing in this short term scenario, but it could be a major…

York Times article “Manage Fatigue in a Nonstop World With a Nap” by Tony Schwartz (2013) insisted that even short naps can improve our performances based on his experience and studies. Knowing the importance of sleep, Schwartz decided to take a nap when his energy was due to lack of sleep. According to him, after his 15 to 20-minute nap, his mind was refreshed and he found no trouble to get back to his work, which he could not even imagine to do earlier. He refered to the study in which the…

essential because without an appropriate amount of sleep, the hours spent awake can become impacted. Unfortunately, sleep disorders can affect a person’s sleeping abilities. Narcolepsy is one example of a sleep disorder that will affect someone at night and through the day. Narcolepsy can be defined as a neurological disorder where the person experiences daytime sleepiness, usually at inappropriate times, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. Researchers have recently…

When people sleep, their body rests and restores its energy levels. A good night sleep means to help you cope with stress, solve problems, or recover from illness. “Sleep is prompted by natural cycles of activity in the brain and consists of two basic states: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-rapid eye movement sleep, which consists of Stages 1 through 4. During sleep, the body cycles between non-REM and REM sleep. Typically, people begin the sleep cycle with a period of non-REM sleep…

Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder classified by repetitive, involuntary movements, and vocalizations known as tics (Kutscher, 2005). Physical tics are usually movements of the face, arms, limbs, or trunk and are frequent, repetitive, and rapid. Vocal tics include humming, grunting, or saying actual words, usually in an explosive manner (Walkup, 2007). Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette first described a woman as having this condition in 1885 (National Institute of Neurological…

Classification of Sleep Disorders Sleep is important for a person to become healthy the average amount of sleep is about 8 hours. Unfortunately more than half, America is diagnosed with a sleeping disorder making the average time to exceed, decline, or in some cases to not exist. Sleeping disorders are on a spectrum ranging from deadly to not harmful, so if a sleep disorder is not harmful then why is it a disorder? A sleep disorder manipulates someone’s sleep pattern affecting their health.…

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder medical condition in which a person’s breathing is interrupted while asleep. Untreated patients with this condition stop breathing repeatedly through their sleep cycles which may cause the body or the brain to not receive oxygen. The sudden grasps for air during these moments causes a lack of REM (rapid eye movement). REM sleep deprivation causes serious effects on a person while awake during the day such as the process of storing memories, learning, and…

The human mind is always conscious using sensation and perception to be aware of its surroundings. During every conversation we have we are making connections and we are aware of what we are doing. This is mindfulness a good example of this is when you are talking to a friend you notice her facial expression, body posture, and what she looks like etcetera. We make these connections without really thinking about it but all day and night we are constantly making connections and learning and…

Improving Sleep by Lawrence Epstein, and Sleep Debt and the Mortgaged Mind by William C. Dement & Christopher Vaughan introduces the concept of sleep. Many people regard sleeping just waking up in the morning and going back to sleep at night, and feeling really tired around the afternoon, but sleep is more complicated than that. Sleep is what is going around your body physically and what is happening to your body while a person is sleeping. Whenever an individual does not get enough sleep, he is…