¶ … sleep has an affect on memory, and how narcolepsy can affect memory. Finally, it will discuss how to avoid sleep deprivation.
SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND MEMORY
Sleep. We cannot live without it, but sometimes, it seems like we would like to. Sleep deprivation has become much more common in our hectic and demanding society. "Like the religious ascetics of medieval times, many people today regard sleep as 'time lost.' They regret that the day is only twenty-four hours long and that they do not have time to do all the things they should do or would like to do" (Borbaely 158). One report notes that most people would rather sleep an hour more than they usually do, and in another study, people who slept less that six hours a night displayed the tendency to fall asleep during the day, or complain of being tired during the day. In addition, most people admit to sleeping longer on weekends than they do during the week (Borbaely 159-160).
Many studies have pointed to short-term memory loss, and mental impairment because of sleep deprivation. However, in a study done on mice, scientists taught them to run a maze, then deprived them of sleep, to see what happened to their training.
When the animal had to run the maze in a reversed pattern, D sleep [sleep deprivation] was again increased. These authors found that sleep deprivation produces impairment of retention only when it occurs during the first three hours after learning, during the period when D. sleep is increased in control animals. After that time, sleep deprivation has no effect (Arnold 427).
Thus, this study showed memory loss may occur if sleeplessness occurs shortly after learning a new task, but some studies indicate it may not be a permanent impairment after sleep deprivation. Later studies show that it may affect different portions of the brain in different ways, affecting some types of memory loss and not others.
In another study, scientists gave subjects a list of words then allowed to sleep for thirty seconds, or ten minutes. Results found that both sets of study members were unable to recall some of the words on the list, and in some cases, they could not recall any of them. The researchers believe that when sleep occurs shortly after learning new material, the...
Sleep deprivation is frequently a direct result of the need for intensive care, constant surveillance and monitoring that combine to limit the opportunities for uninterrupted sleep in the intensive care unit (ICU). The problem is multifactorial, with patients' chronic underlying illness, pain, pharmacological interventions used for the treatment of the primary illness, as well as the ICU environment itself have all been shown to be contributing factors to the process
SLEEP STUDY Sleep StudyMethodsParticipantsThe study participants will comprise students currently enrolled in the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Online Studies program. It is anticipated the participants will be between 7-12 students. To ensure we have a representative population, the researcher will ensure they have an equal number of participants representing males and females. Having a balanced sample can generalize the study results for the population under study, and both genders
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.. drastically affects the body's ability to metabolize glucose, leading to symptoms that mimic early-stage diabetes." (Sleep Deprivation Symptoms) This effect on the normal functioning of the body can lead to reduced concentration and even to radical and uncharacteristic mood swings. For instance The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has suggested that many social problems, such as road rage, may be caused, in part, by a sleep deprivation. (Sleep Deprivation Symptoms) Another
Psychology: Sleep StudyDiscussionHypothesisInitially, the proposed hypothesis for the current study was an increased quality of grades for students who go to sleep immediately after studying for two hours.�Previous LiteratureThe previous literature strongly supported that sleep quality improves academic performance; however, memory and retention were not seen intervening in academic performance. Still, other intervening factors consequently showed the performance on sleep and academic grades. The impact of culture on different ethnicities
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