Sleep Chapter Quiz Flashcards
Who is Peter Tripp?
Publicly placed in Times Square for 200 hours to stay awake. Although he made it through the 200 hours, he experienced mental impairment and hallucinations at the 120 hour mark.
How much time in their lives do humans spend asleep?
Humans spend 1/3 of their life asleep
Who is William Dement
He is a famous scientist who observed Tripp during the experiment. He is considered the father of sleep research.
What does REM sleep stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
What is the Circadian Arousal System
It keeps you up during the day. Also after 16 hours of active consciousness the circadian arousal system puts your body to rest.
What are the 3 groups depending on sleep schedule?
Larks: .Most alert at noon, wakes up before their alarm clock.
Owls: Most alert during the early evening, Trouble sleeping before 3am, and accumulate sleep debts.
Hummingbirds: They are in between people.
What are disadvantages of sleep loss?
Sleep loss hurts, attention, executive function, working memory, mood, quantities skills, and logical reasoning ability.
What was Lyndon B Johnson known for?
He took 30 min naps that he would take in his office. After lunch is known as the “ Nap Zone”. A 30-45 min nap has shown to have great benefits.
What does the Suprachiasmatic nucleus let us know?
It lets us know that the body possesses a series of internal clocks all being controlled by discrete regions of the brain. By providing a regular rhythmic schedule to our waking and sleeping experiences.
The Brain
The brain is still active during sleep.
The only resting time for the brain is during non-REM sleep
