Presentation Summary Fatal Familial insomnia (FFI) What is Fatal Familial Insomnia? Also known as FFI. Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) is a genetic sleep disorder - but it is a rare one. It has been diagnosed in less than 40 families worldwide‚ including the Chicago music teacher‚ Michael Corke‚ who featured in the BBC documentary The Man Who Never Slept. FFI begins as an unexplained sleeplessness during middle age and rapidly develops into a fatal insomnia. It is caused by a genetic mutation
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4. The cognitive view of dreaming suggests that dreams A) awaken the unconscious B) help us sift through and sort out our everyday experiences C) are a type of information processing D) bandc 5. Which of the following is a characteristic of REM sleep? A) sleepwalking B) muscles are unresponsive C) most dreams occur here D) bandc 6. When you see a partially opened door‚ you know that the door is rectangular even though the image being detected by your retina is a trapezoid. This is an example of
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Using a mouse and keyboard for many hours every day can lead to repetitive stress injuries. Back problems are common among people who spent a lot of time sitting at computer desks. Late-night computer sessions cut into much-needed sleep time. Long-term sleep deprivation causes drowsiness‚ difficulty concentrating‚ and depression of the immune system. Someone who spends hours at a computer is obviously not getting any meaningful exercise‚ so computer addiction can indirectly lead to poor overall physical
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What Makes a Good Parent? 1. What makes a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? A person who doesn’t worry too much about being a good parent. 2. What are some of the common problems that children might have? Temper tantrums‚ lack of sleep and not wanting to eat or not eating what their parents want them to. 3. Why is play important in the parent-child relationship? It is important in bonding between the two of you and it results in a healthy emotional development and helps with social skills
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Sean Tully English 102 Prof Held 3/30/13 Zeitoun Prompt Although the actions of Abdulrahman Zeitoun were very demoralizing and very disgusting I do not believe that his actions should delegitimize the book at all. In my opinion I believe this only strengthened the legitimacy of Zeitoun’s book. In the book‚ the way Zeitoun’s relationship with Kathy and his family seemed like such a loving and compassionate relationship. It almost seems false that a relationship that loving could end
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pass. People pay dearly for relying on social networks‚ games and TV. The Internet has become like he air to breathe‚ the water to drink for children (Rich‚ par.7). This dependence seems to be cause of several serious health problems such as sleep deprivation‚ vision problems‚ obesity‚ cancer‚ and so on (Technology and Health Problems‚ part 1). In addition‚ technology has also made people lazy because technology facilitates most of the things in our daily lives. Although the use of technology in our
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Sleep deprivation is taking over the younger generation. It’s stealing away their creative minds and their energetic personalities. We can better this issue by letting our teenage students sleep in and come to school at later times. Our students may not get out of sport practices until later‚ or have enough time after sports to finish their homework‚ but the multitude of pros will surely make up for the inconveniences of the situation. Starting school at a later time will make students more alert
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The effect of popularity of smartphones Ever since the invention of smartphone‚ our lives have improved significantly. Unlike the traditional mobile phones‚ smartphones have computing ability that helps people to manage their work efficiently. They become so popular that we often can see people using their phones everywhere. It seems that smartphones have become a necessity of our life. We almost can conclude that they are one of the greatest inventions. However‚ while we enjoy the benefits they
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Shakespeare is trying to instil a sense of violence and conflict in almost every scene of the play. For example “Me thought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more Macbeth does murder sleep’” (Macbeth in Act 2 Scene 2). This quote is taken from after the murder of Duncan in his sleep and shows my point about violence in that something as innocent and peaceful as sleep can be put into such a
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school started and ended later‚ teens may not leave until 6 or 7 o’clock at night from school. Then students won’t get home till 10 o’clock at night from sports‚ dance class‚ etc. Therefore‚ when the activities start later students get less amounts of sleep. It just defeats the main idea of school starting later. Next‚ this means the community has to change their schedules to still have people coming to classes or whatnot. Furthermore‚ this raises the question‚ “What about students who provide child care
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