scientific support. In contrast‚ the Physiological Function Theory‚ which suggests that regular brain stimuli from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways. “Earlier studies have suggested it appears early in life‚ in the third trimester in humans‚ and research has produced evidence the brain of the fetus may in a sense be "seeing" images long before its eyes are opened‚ so the REM state appears to help the brain build neural connections‚ especially in the visual areas” (http://www
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The study‚ “To Sleep‚ No Doubt to Dream” was a sleep study done by a graduate student named‚ Eugene Aserinsky in 1952. This study was done to determine the average amount of dreaming done by each person in the experiment. His theory was that when rapid eye movements occur that this could be a sign of dreaming. In this study the people participating in it were not allowed to take a naps while being a part of this experiment. This is because they could end up dreaming during the nap which would affect
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The short story‚ “Sleep‚” by Haruki Murakami‚ is told by a woman with insomnia who has not slept in seventeen days. She describes why she has not slept in seventeen days and what happens to her as a consequence of that. However‚ the narrator is unaware that she is asleep throughout the entire story and the prose is her dream. It is proven that she is asleep because she is not able to move‚ she includes things from the outside world and her past in her dream‚ there are several irrational events‚ and
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Sleeping and Dreaming and Theories of Sleep There are four different stages of sleep and they are number from one to four. Stage one EEG is the only stage that has a different reaction when we are first falling asleep and then when we return to this stage after falling asleep. When falling asleep stage one is called initial stage one EEG when we return to this stage throughout the night after falling asleep it is then called emergent stage one EEG. When we fall asleep we start at stage one then
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Theory Paper Sleep and Dream Professor Spurgeon Trinh Dang 3/18/2014 Sleep and Dream When we sleep‚ we go through five sleep stages. The first stage is a very light sleep from which it is easy to wake up. The second stage moves into a slightly deeper sleep‚ and stages three and four represent our deepest sleep. Our brain activity throughout these stages is gradually slowing down so that by deep sleep. About 90 minutes after we go to sleep and after the fourth sleep stage‚ we begin
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Stage 1 “light sleep”. In this stage of light sleep‚ which lasts about 5 to 10 minutes our brains activity powers down by 50 percent or more‚ producing theta waves. Theta waves occur four to seven times per second. Moreover‚ these waves are slower than the beta waves of 13 or more times per second produced during active alert states and the alpha waves of 8 to 12 times per second when we’re quiet and relaxed. As we start to drift off to deeper sleep‚ we become more relaxed‚ and we may experience
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After recording my sleep for a whole week I came to some realizations that I should probably go to bed a little earlier. Though in an regular week‚ full of classes‚ exams‚ and other events I was able to average a little under 8 hours. There were nights that I was only able to squeeze in a little under 6 hours. I was able to go home that weekend‚ so you can see that I obviously sleep better there than I do in my dorm bed‚ I was able to catch up on sleep and get way over the recommended amounts. I
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during sleep‚ there are two main groupings: Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (non-REM) and Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM). Typically‚ three to five periods of REM sleep occur per night that happen between time intervals of one to two hours (Wolf-Meyer‚ 2012). REM sleep is important because of its restorative aspect in sleep cycles. A disturbance in this will put a person’s normal circadian sleep cycle or known as our “inner clock” out of place. To compensate for this‚ lengthy periods of REM sleep is needed
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Essay Describe and evaluate the synaptic homeostasis model of sleep The synaptic homeostasis model of sleep (Tononi & Cirelli‚ 2003) explains memory consolidation as a by-product of synaptic downscaling that occurs during sleep. This essay will describe the synaptic homeostasis model of sleep and evaluate how valid its predictions are in the face of empirical research. According to this model‚ synaptic potentiation is associated with the homeostatic regulation of slow wave activity‚ which
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stages of Non-REM sleep. During Stage 1‚ the eyes are closed. One can be awakened without difficulty; however‚ if aroused from this stage of sleep‚ a person may feel as if he or she has not slept. The heart rate slows and the body temperature decreases during Stage 2. At this point‚ the body prepares to enter deep sleep. Stages 3 and 4 are deep sleep stages‚ with stage 4 being more intense than Stage 3. These stages are known as slow-wave‚ or delta‚ sleep. If aroused from sleep during these stages
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