Revision Notes: Sleep Specification * Nature of sleep‚ including sleep stages and lifespan changes and lifespan changes in sleep. * Functions of sleep‚ including evolutionary explanations and restoration theory. Nature of sleep * Sleep is a different state of consciousness where responsiveness to the external environment is diminished. * It occurs daily as circadian rhythms and is composed of an Ultradian cycle of separate stages. * With the intention of the electroencephalograph
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We Need Sleep Sleep is a very important aspect of our lives and people rely on it to re-energize them so they can continue onto the next day. Although sleep is thought to conserve energy it actually drains your metabolism by 5-10%. However‚ sleep is very beneficial to humans. Sleeping progresses the bodies’ growth and rejuvenates the immune‚ skeletal‚ nervous and muscular systems. Sleep also improves short-term memory‚ mood‚ efficiency‚ concentration‚ and it is actually believed that sleep also helps
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for people to get these things done they cut corners on sleep. One might rationalize that a few hours here and there won’t make any difference‚ but lack of sleep can make a huge difference on a person’s mental and physical health. Lack of sleep can potentially be very harmful‚ anyone who gets an average of less than seven hours of sleep could be affected greatly. Not getting enough sleep can increase the chances of getting sick. Extended sleep deprivation has been linked with diminished immune system
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“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” Ironically‚ sleep is one of the basic functions of life we need to survive. Teenagers take a good night’s sleep for granite‚ often skipping it for a variety of reasons. However‚ the body will never be at its peak performance without a good night’s rest. Due to other after school activities‚ responsibilities‚ or habits teenagers find themselves in circumstances where they are up late at night missing out on hours sleep. Some of these circumstances that cause sleep deprivation
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June 27‚ 2014 Topic: Long Term effects of Lack of Sleep General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the long term effects of lack of sleep Introduction: I. Attention Gainer: “Even though we burn more calories when we stay awake‚ losing sleep is not a good way to lose weight. The light sleepers ended up eating far more than those who get nine hours of sleep.” According to author Tara Parker-Pope of The New York Times published on March
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Sleep paralysis and nightmares are interrelated REM sleep parasomnias that are experienced more or less prevalently by certain populations or age groups. Sleep paralysis refers to the state in which an individual is unable to move one’s limbs and trunk while being conscious‚ and nightmares are the phenomena of experiencing horrific dreams. In this paper‚ I will be comparing two articles’ compositional style on the topic of sleep paralysis and nightmares. One popular press article‚ Sleep Paralysis
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Dying to Sleep Sleep. How can one simple action have such a big impact on a person’s live? Sleep is what gives people the power to do their everyday tasks‚ from walking down the stairs to picking up a fork at dinner. However even though sleep is one of the most important daily actions played out‚ most people do not think of this as true. Many people do not realize how badly they are damaging their bodies by viewing sleep as a meager aspect of everyday life. “Many people think of sleep simply
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Why do we sleep? As we all know‚ one third of our life is spent to sleep‚ but very few people intend to lay bare the secret of that. There would be a question: why do we sleep? According to the video "The Function of Sleep"‚ Tyson states that people are not very clear about the purpose of sleep‚ but some researchers believe that sleep could enhance memory. MIT researcher Matthew Wilson also illustrates the thoughts of a rat can be read by implanted the electric wire into its brain. According to
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Effects of Sleep Deprivation on College Students Brant McMillan Specific purpose: I want my audience to know the harms of sleep deprivation so it may make them more conscious about their sleeping habits. Thesis: Sleep deprivation has many negative effects that cause harm to college students and everyone should know how to fight sleep deprivation Introduction How many of you consider your alarm clock one of your worst enemies? Imagine your alarm clock just rang‚ and it is time for school. How
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Title: Polyphasic Sleep Speech Purpose: To inform Thesis: Polyphasic sleep can benefit you in your everyday life‚ but can also come with a price. 1) Polyphasic sleep can benefit your individual daily goals to an extent. a) By sleeping only an average of 2-3 hours a day using the Uberman sleep cycle‚ you can increase your productivity on a day-to-day basis. i) In theory‚ you can save 5-6 hours a day by taking six 20-30 minute naps every four hours and still feel as alert and rested as you would
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