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Def: Sleep Debt

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the cumulative loss of sleep and the consequent pressure for sleep that results from an inadequate amount of physiological normal sleep
-increased sleep debt causes an increase in sleep pressure

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What happens to sleep debt is a night of sleep is skipped

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sleep debt will continue to accumulate until it is paid off

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Approximately how many hours without sleep will decrease driving performance the same as 0.5 blood alcohol level

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more than 16 hours

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what percentage of drivers in Canada have admitted to driving drowsy

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60%
-15% have fallen asleep while driving

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Airplane shift length affect on accident frequency

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-increased accident frequency as shift length increases
-dramatic increase at 13+ hours

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Medical resident shift length affect of serious medical errors

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-Comparison of traditional 29 hour shifts and two shifts of 14 and 15 hours with a rest period in between
-significantly more errors seen in traditional compared to intervention

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Microsleeping

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when the brain transitions to deep sleep for mere seconds
-1 to 15 seconds long
-occurs to protect brain
-No memory of few seconds
-forced repayment of sleep debt

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How to calculate how sleep deprived you are

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amount of sleep we need subtract the amount of sleep we get

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How much sleep do children 6-13 years old need

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9-11 hours

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How much sleep do teens ages 14-17 require

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8-10

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how much sleep do adults 18-64 require

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7-9 hours

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how much sleep do seniors ages 65+ require

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7-8 hours

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Average length of sleep for canadians

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6.9 hours

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14
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What factors are disparities in sleep often related to

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Age
Race
income
BMI
sex

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how does income affect sleep

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higher income households are seen to get more sleep than lower income households

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16
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how is sleep affected by race

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white individuals get the highest amount of sleep and black individuals get the least amount of sleep

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Sleep latency

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the time between when you go to bed and when you fall asleep

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18
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Mid-sleep disturbance/ sleep fragmentation

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when you wake up in the middle of the night

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19
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Sleep efficiency

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sleep time divided by time in bed

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Sleep Apnea

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breathing repeatedly stops and starts
-wake up to catch breath without realizing it

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Sleep insomnia

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trouble falling asleep and staying asleep
-more prevalent in women, older adults, pregnant women

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22
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Effects of sleep loss on academic performance

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-study conducted on 414 university students
-used Pittsburg sleep quality index to categorize into low vs high sleep quality
-low group got a B+ average and high group got a B+ average

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23
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Health costs of sleep loss

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-Obesity
-heart disease
-weakens the immune system
-mental illness
- premature death

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Physiological differences between sleeping and being awake

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-body temperature regulated at a lower set point
-heart rate and blood pressure decrease
-respiratory rate decreases and becomes more regular
-brain activity changes

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What does EEGs measure

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Measures the EPSPs and IPSPS in a population of neurons in the cortex of the brain

26
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What does EEG stand for

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Electroencephalogram

27
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Steps of neurotransmitters being released

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  1. action potential reaches axon terminal and depolarized membrane
  2. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open and Ca2+ flows in
  3. Ca2+ influx triggers synaptic vesicles to release neurotransmitter
  4. Neurotransmitter binds to receptors on target cell
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What does an EEG require of the neuros in order for the signal to be detected

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HIGH STRENGTH SIGNAL AT SCALP
-population fires simultaneously
-neurons in population must point in same direction

29
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What does EMG stand for

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Electromyogram

30
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What does EOG stand for and what does it measure?

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Electrooculogram
-movement of eyes

31
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Differences in EEGs while awake compared to asleep

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WAKE
-Fast, low amplitude waves that are desynchronized
SLEEP
-slow, high amplitude waves that are synchronized
-optimal for restoring energy

32
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What does AAS stand for

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ascending activating system

33
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Location of the AAS

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extends the length of the brainstem

34
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What activates the AAS

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Visual impulses
auditory impulses
exercise
cold water on skin

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How does the AAS work

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stimulus activates the AAS in the brainstem and it transmits the signal to the thalamus which in turn relays the signal to the cortex to wake it up

36
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Arousal-promoting areas

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LC - locus coeruleus
Raphe - dorsal & median raphe nuclei
TMN - tuberomamillary nucleus

37
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Which neurotransmitter does the LC release

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Norpinephrine

38
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Which neurotransmitter does the Raphe release

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serotonin

39
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Which neurotransmitter does the TMN release

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histamine

40
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What is the sleep-promoting area and what neurotransmitter does it release

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VLPO - ventrolateral preoptic area
GABA

41
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What area releases orexin and what is the function

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LHA - Lateral hypothalamic area
-back up system to inhibit VLPO

42
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What is the function of arousal-promoting and sleep-promoting regions

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-Arousal-promoting areas inhibit the VLPO during arousal
-sleep-promoting areas inhibit connections to arousal promoting nuclei when trying to sleep

43
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Thalamus Burst Mode

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Occurs when AAS is off (sleep)
-thalamus produces bursts of APs to synchronize activity in the cortex

44
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Thalamus Spike Mode

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Occurs when AAS is on (wake)
-thalamus produces single APs to desynchronize activity in the cortex

45
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What factors cause sleepiness

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-biological clock
-homeostatic factor (sleep pressure)

46
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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SCN
-holds bio sleep clock
-has clock genes
-located in the hypothalamus

47
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Clock genes

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-set brain time to 24.2 hours (creates proteins on this timeline
-without time cues we stay up later and later each night

48
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Zeitgebers

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Environmental clues about time that reset brain time to 24 hours
-Sunlight (melatonin is released when the sunsets to make us sleepy)
-exercise

49
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What biological process causes sleep pressure

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-increase in adenosine concentration will cause increase in sleep pressure when the molecule binds to its receptors
-adenosine is the by-produce to ATP breakdown
-Increases throughout the day until triggering sleep

50
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How does caffeine act to inhibit sleep pressure

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acts as antagonist by binding to adenosine receptors and blocking adenosine

51
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Stage 1 of sleep

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-drowsy state
-rhythms syncing

52
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Stage 2 of Sleep

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-consciousness fades
-brain slows more and continues to sync
-sleep spindles and K complex help brain transition
-thalamus switches from spikes to bursts
-takes 10-25 minutes

53
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Slow Wave sleep/ Deep sleep

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  • lasts 20 - 40 minutes
    -completely unconscious
    -CSF cleans brain debris
    -pay back most sleep debt
    -consists of delta waves
54
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REM Sleep

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-paradoxical sleep
-awake desynchronized brain
-paralyzed body
-rapid eye movement

55
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Characteristics of sleep stages cycle

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-90 minutes in length
-SWS longer at the beginning and shortens
-REM lengths later in the night
-uses stage 2 as bridge stage between the two

56
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Good nights sleep stage percentage in young adults

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REM 25%
SWS 20%
stage 2 50%
stage 1 5%

57
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Percent of SWS in older adults

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5%

58
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SWS changes after sleep deprivation

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-time spent in SWS increases
-power of the Delta waves increases

59
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Impact of Naps on sleep

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-increases sleep latency
-reduces SWS
-Reduces delta wave magnitude

60
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Main evidence that the brain favors SWS

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In a regular nights sleep 19% is spent in SWS
A restricted nights sleep spends 44% in SWS

61
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Function of REM sleep

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-alters memories so they are less emotionally destressing

62
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Features of REM sleep

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-EEG is fast and low amplitude
-vivid and emotional dreams
-body is paralyzed so you don’t act out your dreams
-Things that disrupt REM increase amygdala activity and emotional distress

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