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Sleep has five important stages that Dreaming occurs when we are
involve the many types of asleep and is a type of
consciousness and awareness ,etc. consciousness. In our dreams, we
witness a a handful of surprising
visual and auditory detailed images.
These dreams can be related in odd
ways and are usually in color.
UNCONSCIOUS AND IMPLICIT MEMORY
Sacred rituals
Social interactions
Individual rewards
BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS & ITS THEIR LOCATION
REM Sleep:
Consolidation of new memories
Role in learning
Absent in lower mammals
Non-REM sleep
People deprived of all sleep show greater time spent in non-REM
sleep the next night.
REM SLEEP
Rapid eye movement, [REM], is when your eyes move from side to side, under
your lids.
It makes up the remaining 20% of sleep time.
Dreaming takes place in this state.
NON- REM SLEEP
Non- REM sleep( 80% of 3: You are asleep for 30-45
your sleep) is separated into minutes
stages 1,2,3, and 4 4: The deepest sleep occurs in
1: the shift from being awake this stage. [It is the hardest to
to sleep and lasts 1-7 be awakened from]
minutes. You gradually lose
alertness to your surroundings Heart rate , respiration ,
and experience drifting temperature, and blood flow
thoughts. to the brain decrease by
growth hormone.
2: The start of sleep
SEQUENCE OF STAGES
Reduced immunity
Mood alteration
Reduced concentration and motivation
Increased irritability
Lapses in attention
Reduced motor skills
THEORIES OF SLEEP
Repair/Restoration
Sleep allows for recuperation from physical, emotional, and
intellectual fatigue.
Evolutionary/Circadian
Sleep evolved to conserve energy and protect our ancestors from
predators.
SLEEP DURATION IN MAMMALS
THEORIES OF DREAMING
Nicotine is considered the single most preventable cause of death and disease
MDMA- high doses can cause dangerous increases in body temperature and
blood pressure leading to seizures, heart attacks and strokes; can produces
long lasting damage to the brain.
HOW DRUGS WORK
DRUG ACTION ON NEURONS
FACTORS THAT LEAD TO DRUG ABUSE