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Problem
NOVA Mysteries of sleep
A. The question of: "why do we sleep is posed?", what do you think of the question? For example, why don't we ask "Why do we spend time awake"?
B. One speaker talks about a 'spectrum' of consciousness, from aware to not aware. What do you think about this concept?
C. An examination of how different animals sleep is shown. What are some of the reasons in why sleep evolved differently in different animals (giraffes, lions, birds, dolphins)? Name one unique way of sleeping.
D. At what point during your sleep period are you most likely to have a dream and why? What is one reason that is given of why we dream?
E. How is the amygdala described and how is it related to differences between good sleeper and bad sleepers?
F. Briefly describe the study of rats and PTSD. What is the hypothesis? Get the instant assignment help.
G. If you needed to remember something, would it be better to pull an 'all-nighter' or 'sleep' on it? What evidence can you use to support your decision?
H. What type of sleep and what brain areas are mentioned as being important in transferring short term memories to long term?
I. What happens to sleep as you age? How do researchers intervene?
J. What is the brain cleaning process that is referred to, and when does it occur?
K. What is your personal attitude towards sleep and why?
L. What is a micro-sleep and when does it occur? Why is it important to know that these can occur?
M. Sleep pressure increases as _________ increases. _________ blocks its effect in the short term.
N. How does fragmenting sleep effect people in general? How do you react to sleep loss?