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What Really Happens While We Sleep?
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- Published 09/25/2009
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When you are sleeping, the EEG waves that your brain produces differ significantly from those that is produces during the day when your awake While you're awake during the day, your brain makes either very small and random waves called beta waves, or, when you relax and have your eyes closed, it makes alpha waves
Children and Sleep Loss
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- Published 09/25/2009
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Children who are newborn sleep an average of 15 to 16 1/2 hours per day and by the age of six months usually average around 14 to 15 hours per day At the age of two years old, the average sleep time is 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 hours (which includes an approximate 2 hours of nap time and 11 hours sleeping at night)
Why Do Some People Get Better Sleep Than Others
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- Published 09/25/2009
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The sleeping and waking system is a very complex system It's not simply one center or one nucleus, but a whole group of tiny nerve centers starting from the very lowest parts of your brain and up your brain stem to your forebrain
Dream Time
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- Published 09/25/2009
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People who are long sleepers will often have much more REM sleep than people who are short sleepers A person who has a very short sleep time typically will have a much longer delta stage of sleep (the delta stage is the deepest part of a person's sleep time)
REM Sleep
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While most people are sleeping the REM sleep, also known as rapid eye movement, occurs around every 90 minutes throughout the entire night (and occurs around every one hour and small children and babies) The first REM
What Happens When You Don't Sleep Enough?
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- Published 10/24/2009
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Missing a single night of sleep is really not that bad for your body If you plan on giving a speech the next day, began a new job, ride on an airplane, or start a new vacation, it would only be natural to have a bit of difficulty getting the sleep the night before, but the next day's excitement and the activities that are to come almost always counteract any affects that you might feel if you lose sleep
Losing Sleep
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- Published 10/24/2009
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Many older people obtain less than the optimal amount of sleep that they should be having, and some have a very sizable sleep debt Just like gamblers who are playing with money that is borrowed, many people who are sleep deprived live in the red of lost sleep, which makes them often compromise their job's responsibilities, sometimes using drugs or other types of energy enhancers for temporary energy boosts
Medical Causes For Insomnia
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There can be many different medical causes for insomnia Insomnia is not always related to lifestyle or psychological issues
Are You an Insomniac?
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- Published 10/24/2009
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Some people seem to not be able to fall asleep, while other people don't seem to be able to stay asleep Also, frequent and brief awakenings that you may not even be aware of can prevent much of the good that a good nights sleep will usually accomplish
Missing Sleep
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In 1959, Peter Tripp, a disc jockey, decided to go without sleep for 200 hours so that he could raise money for the March Of Dimes After he spent about five days going without sleep, he began to have hallucinations