Sleep

The Negative Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Driving Ability It is widely recognised that driving under the influence of alcohol is dangerous and potentially deadly and as such the Australian government implemented a law that limits the blood alcohol content (BAC) of drivers (Australian Transport Council, 2011). However, research shows that it may be equally as dangerous to drive when fatigued (Williamson & Feyer, 2000) and it is estimated that between 20 and 30% of fatal road accidents involve…

Short Writing Assignment #1 The study examines whether or not sleep fosters basal odor memory in children and adults using an incidental odor recognition paradigm. The independent variables in this study are sleep (sleep or wake) and age (child or adult); the dependent variable is odor memory performance. The researchers believe that the memory consolidation during sleep is experience-dependent, and therefore, sleep does not support the consolidation of most odor memory in children due to…

very crisis. The article states that sleep is vital to one’s health because it plays a major function in cognitive development and behavior (Richter). The author explains that while one is asleep, the body itself is at rest, but the brain is full of action. It is believed that during this time, important events are underway. Sleep has been found to regulate emotion, behavior, store memories, and to allow the body to heal. Not obtaining the correct amount of sleep can lead to issues such as…

Though there are many things that I have learned after reading through 11 chapters of the textbook, the module that stands out to me the most is the 7th. Module 7 is about sleep and dreams and it’s actually quite fascinating to read about. It pretty much explained everything from the basic biology of sleeping all the way through how dreams have to do with personal life. There is a difference between sleeping and dreaming and you don’t need one to have the other. Dreaming while not sleeping is…

The Risks of Sleep Apnea Surgery By harley john Nov 20, 2012 Sleep apnea surgery is recommended by nose, ear and throat specialists. This surgery is only advisable for people who suffer from severe obstructive sleep apnea. However, it is best to have this surgery only if it is also recommended by a sleep specialist. The correct name for sleep apnea surgery is Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, for short it is called UPPP. The surgery removes some of the soft tissue that lines the back of the throat.…

look for a way to do things as much as possible in order to have advantages. For them, reducing sleep time is one of the options. In the Ted Talk “Why Do We Sleep”, Russell Foster shows us sleeping is necessary, if not, people may have trouble in health. Most of us have wrong concepts of sleeping and think it will waste time. Actually, sleeping is an important to recover people’s brain. When people sleep, things still active in brain, which benefit to restore and replace of memory. Also, it is a…

Does your kid function well with the 4-5 hours of sleep they get when they finish studying? In the article, “Our Kids Need More Sleep” by Valerie Erde. The author states how kids who do not get enough hours of sleep don’t do as well as other who sleep 8-10 hours. I agree with the author’s statement because research has been committed where it shows that kids have done better when they get enough hours of sleep, from my own experience, students are more capable of higher academic performance,…

Does school affect your sleep Since the indolent days of summer passed everyone back to school waking up to a alarm going beep, beep, beep, beep, going repetitive until you make it stop.Going to school the first day was really hard because the majority went to bed late during summer which I am pretty sure that when it was the first day of school people woke up late, didn't want to go to school or actually woke up on time. School, a place where students get their education, well at least in my…

The correlation between sleep deprivation and health deterioration Sleep is an activity everyone takes part in. Some require more sleep than others and some can have as little as two hours of sleep with little or no repercussions, although Cartwright (2010) notes, “Very few people are truly physiologically and psychologically healthy with only 5 hours of sleep on a nightly basis”. One may wonder if they are getting adequate nightly sleep. Cartwright (2010) explains how there is no real way to…

Teens Need More Sleep Sleep is almost just important as eating. It is a very important thing for your health. Many people do not get enough sleep and it can affect their health in a negative ways, physically and mentally. Many people cannot get enough sleep because of school and work. Teenagers should get more sleep. Sleep can affect our lives by making us be impatient and not treating friends and family in a way that that we should. Students that have school and work have the highest risk of…