How Sleep Works
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:45:07
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health & Beauty
Length: 2 pages (565 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health & Beauty
Length: 2 pages (565 words)
Just like we need water and food to survive, we also need sleep. Sleep is heavily influenced by circadian rhythms, and hormonal/environmental factors as well. It is a restorative process that gives us energy for the day ahead of us. It gives the body a chance to repair muscles and other tissues and gives the brain a chance to organize and archive your memories.
When we see someone sleeping, we recognize the following characteristics; …
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…Books:
*<Tab/>Myers, David. Psychology. Worth Publishers, Michigan: 2004.
Articles:
*<Tab/>Siegel, J. M. "Sleep in Monotremes; Implications for the Evolution of REM
Sleep." UCLA School of Medicine <http://www.npi.ucla.edu/sleepresearch>
<Tab/>Internet:
*<Tab/>Brian, Marshall." How Sleep Works" How Stuff
Works. Nov 2005. <http://health.howstuffworks.com/sleep.htm>
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