Running header: Sleep deprivation University of Buffalo (SIM) (UB- SIM) Sleep Deprivation and its Effects Focusing on Effects on: Health‚ Performance and Cognitive Functions Tan Jing Wen Marius Tan Li Xuan Rayna Tan Mei Yu Teo Zi Wei Cheryl 16 Nov 2012 Abstract This paper is on the effects of sleep deprivation. The central research question of this paper is: What are the effects‚ according to recent literature‚ of sleep deprivation on someone’s health‚ performance
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The Effects of Sleep Deprivation There are few things that mammals‚ birds‚ amphibians‚ reptiles and fish have in common; sleep is one of them. Sleep is when the body completely relaxes‚ sensory activities are suspended‚ and a lack of consciousness takes effect. Humans need to sleep on a daily basis in order for our bodies to function properly. The average adult needs seven to nine hours of sleep each day‚ and not getting adequate sleep can lead to sleep deprivation. Some symptoms of sleep deprivation
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have shown that the optimum amount of sleep a person should get each night is seven to eight hours. Many people have trouble getting this amount of sleep. Between work‚ family obligations‚ and household chores‚ too often a person gets only a few hours of sleep a night. What effect does sleep deprivation have on people? Sleep deprivation has a definite effect on learning‚ memory‚ and the ability to think clearly. If a person is not able to get a full night’s sleep after learning something new‚ he will
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physiological process that sleep deprivation can affect is the plasticity of the hippocampus. When applied in stressful environments‚ the amount of glucocorticoid production increases (McEwen‚ 1999). This increase in stress hormones correlates to the atrophy or the shrinkage of the hippocampal region. While this correlation is strongly related‚ other factors do in fact play a part in hippocampal atrophy. For example‚ the amount of dentate gyrus neurons in the brain could also have an effect on the rate or induction
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Journal Article Critique of “Sleep Improves Memory: The Effect of Sleep on Long Term Memory in Early Adolescence” Comprehension Purpose The Purpose of “Sleep Improves Memory: The Effect of Sleep on Long Term Memory in Early Adolescence” by Katya Trudeau Potkin‚ Willsiam E. Bunney‚ JR was to assign the selected students to sleep and no sleep conditions and compare tested results about adolescents on how getting sleep and not enough sleep could affect the memory. The results were an increase
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Joey Hernandez Boston ENGL 1301.6020 2 November 2012 The most beautiful thing on the earth… Sleep. Procrastination‚ the biggest downfall of the students across the educational world‚ many people joke on the subject‚ such as high schools throughout America claim to have a “procrastinators unite club” the joke being that the club is always uniting tomorrow. Every student has procrastinated at one point in their studies‚ whether it is last minute cramming for a big test or writing an explanatory
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Adrienne‚ your tutor for this draft‚ and I’m happy to help you with your essay today. I see that you have asked for help with your thesis and use of resources; however‚ I feel that some work on your content development as well as your thesis will make your essay stronger and more effective overall‚ so let’s get started. Summary This essay discusses the common causes of eating disorders in teenagers and defines bulimia and anorexia nervosa‚ the two most common eating disorders. Strengths This essay
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Causes An interaction between biophysical factors and traumatic situations may cause anxiety disorders. Neurotransmitters of the central nervous system like norepinephrine and serotonin‚ peptides like corticotropin-releasing factor are the major mediators for the cause of anxiety disorder. Biological Low levels of GABA‚ a neurotransmitter that reduces activity in the central nervous system‚ contribute to anxiety. A number of anxiolytics achieve their effect by modulating the GABA receptors
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English 9 6 November 2014 Eating disorders: a problem Eating disorders are a world-wide problem. There are many types of eating disorders. There are programs out there to help people with eating disorders. With so many types we must understand the differences by looking at each type‚ how it affects teenagers‚ and what influence the media has on this issue. Eating disorders come in many different types. One of these is anorexia. Anorexia is a serious disease which causes a severe lack of eating. The
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Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme changes in mood‚ energy and ability to function. Mood swings caused by bipolar disorder are different from the normal decay. They can hurt relationships and cause poor job performance in school‚ and often associated with psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations‚ delusions or thought disorders.The two extremes of the illness are mania (when the energy reaches its peak to become elation or irritability) and depression (when the lethargy and mood is grayed)
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