the issues that Mother has recently been having. Last week‚ we covered the topic of sleep‚ and I was able to learn a lot about the subject. The primary tool used that has lead to a great deal of discoveries in the field of sleep and dreams is called an electroencephalograph (EEG). It is basically a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over a certain amount of time. When mom visited The Sleep Center yesterday‚ they used the machine on her--in case you still do not know what I
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Name________________ Date________________ “Sleep” Reading Comprehension – Informational Passages Directions: Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below. “Wake up!” Do you hear these words often? If so‚ maybe you are not getting enough sleep. What is sleep? Why do people sleep? How much sleep do you need? All people sleep. All mammals and birds also sleep. Some reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and fish sleep too. Scientists understand some of the reasons for sleep. But they do not understand everything
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Running Head: Sleep Loss Causes False Memory Sleep Loss Causes False Memory Nusrat Nishat Queens Collegiate Sleep Loss Causes False Memory Abstract There are times when people claim to remember events that never happened. They are even extremely confident about it. This happens because lack of sleep impairs the retrieval of stored memories. After an experiment‚ it was proven that people who stay awake right after studying remember the wrong information‚ creating false memories
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Sleep When a person is sleep their nervous system is inactive‚ the muscles are relaxed‚ and consciousness is suspended. This is a condition of the body and the mind and usually takes place at night time for several hours. For the most part‚ the person is inactive. However‚ the functions of the brain and the body are more active during sleep than awake. The transition between being awake and going to sleep are in the hands of the brain. The brain also plays a key role in controlling the amount of
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If you’ve ever experienced sleep paralysis‚ then you probably know the feeling of being paralyzed when falling asleep or waking up‚ or hallucinating that a malevolent spirit is bearing-down on you. Have you ever felt so frightened‚ you thought you would die? Have you ever experienced total-body paralysis just before falling asleep or immediately upon awakening? If you have‚ then you’re not alone. Symptoms like these are very common among people who suffer from sleep paralysis. If you’re not familiar
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Why Do We Need Sleep? Typed By: Miracle Taylor Regulating sleep is something our bodies do that is as natural as eating‚ drinking‚ and breathing. This implies that sleeping serves a similar role in our health and well being. Even though it is difficult to answer the question “Why do we need sleep?” scientists have developed several theories that may explain why we spend a third of our lives sleeping. Comprehending these theories can help expand our appreciation of the function
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Consciousness: Sleep‚ Dreams‚ Hypnosis‚ and Drugs Roberto Diaz was very anxious. He was nearing the end of his freshman semester when he suddenly remembered that he had signed up for another class and had never attended it. He couldn’t even remember the name of the course‚ but exams were coming on fast and he was absolutely sure that he was going to fail that “mystery” class. To make things worse‚ he’d been searching for this “lost course” for five nights in a row. Each time he woke up…fearful
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What exactly is sleep apnea? Many people think sleep apnea is where a person cannot sleep‚ but sleep apnea is a lot more than just not being able to sleep. Sleep Apnea is a disorder where a person will have one or more pauses of not breathing while sleeping (Gary 2014). This can be very dangerous and cause many health problems. Sleep apnea can be caused by daily lifestyle choices or just a specific problem that someone is born with. What are the risks if not treated? There are many medical issues
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Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread health complications in the world. There is a lack of adequate cautioning concerning its increase and prevalence in modern day society. An individual suffering from the lack of sleep has to contend with both short-term and long-term repercussions and is also at a higher risk of suffering from several types of disorders. The purpose of this essay‚ consequently‚ is to examine the causes and effects of sleep deprivation and offer recommendations on how
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used to determine the effect of sleep on declarative memory‚ and the researchers hypothesized that sleep does have an impact on declarative memory (Schönauer‚ Pawlizki‚ Köck‚ & Gais‚ 2014). The purpose of the experiment was to inform the readers about how sleep is crucial to memory in humans. Regarding the design of the experiment‚ it is set up as experimental‚ and the article states‚ “As intended in the experimental design‚ the amount of time spent in different sleep stages differed significantly
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