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    Pills To Make You Smart The plague of “smart pills” is rapidly growing throughout the World. Ritalin‚ Adderall‚ and Provigil are taking over college campuses and business offices each day. Why ADHD pills though? The answer is that ADHD medication gets into your brain so that you can maintain focus. These pills are called cognitive-enhancing drugs‚ which means that they access the brain to enhance. However‚ you have to have a prescription to get the pills. Many people believe that gives people who

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    Brain Activity During Sleep Imagine spending 1/3 of your life doing something and not knowing why you do it or what purpose is behind it. Sleep is one of the greatest mysteries that science is struggling with. It was once considered an inactive or passive state in which the mind used to recuperate from the day. This of course is not true‚ since the brain is in active stages while asleep and sometimes may even reach to a higher state of awareness than when awake. This fact has bewildered many scientists

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    used in an uncontrolled by medical practitioner (doctor or pharmacist). Since long amphetamines are used to treat diseases associated with psychosis. Combined with other drugs‚ amphetamines are widely used to address mental disorders‚ overcoming narcolepsy‚ depression‚ and other diseases associated with drowsiness‚ fatigue‚ apathy‚ and Parkinson’s. Today‚ because due to the dangerous side effects (mental disorders‚ increased blood pressure‚ etc.) and most importantly‚ increase the risk of dependence

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    conditions. 9. It’s not dangerous As frightening as an episode is‚ according to Stanford University‚ sleep paralysis isn’t actually dangerous‚ nor is it typically a sign of a serious condition. Sleep paralysis is one symptom of narcolepsy: but‚ not an indication of narcolepsy or even another sleep disorder. While episodes can last as long as a few minutes‚ and sufferers become extremely frightened‚ sleep paralysis is not known to be harmful. However‚ there are certain things you can do to reduce your

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    STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS Professor. Nelly E. Conde‚ MA Sleep and Dreams What are the different states of consciousness? What happens when we sleep‚ and what are the meaning and function of dreams? Sleep and Dreams What are the major sleep disorders‚ and how can they be treated? How much do we daydream? Consciousness Awareness of the sensations‚ thoughts‚ and feelings we experience at a given moment. Waking consciousness – we are awake and aware of our thoughts‚ emotions‚ and

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    cleaners and floor stripping solvents.(Moore‚ and Measham 565-590) GHB was first developed to prevent pain‚ but did not work so well so its use as an anesthetic declined. Research is being conducted for the use of Narcolepsy; in which people have trouble staying awake; people with Narcolepsy fall in the middle of activities that produce strong emotions.(Tunnicliff‚ and Toxicol 581-590) “GHB can also be produced normally in the brain through the synthesis of a neurotransmitter called GABA; some of the

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    clear blue eyes. She has a talent for poems and is more gifted than she seems. 5. Mr. Nicholas Benedict- He is the reason why the Mysterious Benedict Society was formed. He found out the plans of Mr. Curtain but no one would believe him. He has narcolepsy‚ which is triggered by laughter in his case. 6. Number Two- a woman with a yellowish complexion‚ rusty-red hair and a stiff posture. She never sleeps and needs to eat very often. She was the proctor for the series of tests and she is Mr. Benedict’s

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    least a quarter of college students has either been diagnosed or treated for a mental health problem (Mooney‚ Knox‚ and Scacht‚ 2016‚ p. 35). My initial thought was that 25 percent students seems to be too high to be true. However‚ I myself have narcolepsy‚ depression and social anxiety disorder. Many of my friends have disorders such as dyslexia‚ attention deficit hyperactive disorder and different anxiety disorders. The structural-functionalist‚ conflict and symbolic interactionist reflect on different

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    Chapter 3 Narcolepsy A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep‚ often brief‚ sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations Hypnagogic During Stage 1 sleep you may experience hypnagogic sensations-such as fantastic images (like hallucinations); feel like you are falling or floating weightlessly state between awake & falling asleep People who claim to have been abducted by space aliens—often shortly after going to bed—commonly recall being floated

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    beta-phenyl-isopropylamine‚ and benzedrine‚ is a prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. It is also used to treat symptoms of traumatic brain injury and the daytime drowsiness symptoms of narcolepsy and chronic fatigue syndrome. Initially it was more popularly used to diminish the appetite and to control weight. Brand names of the drugs that contain Amphetamine include Adderall. The drug is also used illegally as a recreational club drug and

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