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SLEEP ACTIVITY

Scientists have been researching on reasons for sleeping for decades. One of the reasons for sleeping includes restoring the brain’s energy for daytime function. The adaptive theory also suggests that sleep serves as a means of protecting us from night time harm (Why Do We Sleep, Anyway? | Healthy Sleep:). Sleep consists of two states which are REM and non-REM. During the rapid eye movements, the eyes tend to be seen to be moving. This is due to the character moving and looking around in his dream. There is also a state of paralysis that affects the body, to inhibit from any sort of dangerous movements.

Dreams tend to begin during the Rapid Eye Movement stage of sleep. Random sequences of images and scenes tend to appear in the dream world. Freud believed that dreams contained unconscious messages, thus reason for dreaming was liberation of vented thought process which stimulated the neural process (Serendip).

There are various types of dreams: Daydreams, where one falls into fantasy and wild imaginations while still awake. Lucid dreams where one is aware of his or her dream state and has control over its setting. Nightmares are dreams with frightening scenery and images, causing the dreamer to panic due to the disturbing dream state. Sleeping patterns have various issues and disorders that affect the sufferers differently. Insomnia, the individual has a very difficult time falling asleep than the normal individual. Sleep Apnea is when one has struggled breathing during sleep, which can prove very fatal if not handled by a doctor. Narcolepsy is when the sufferer has a lack of control over their sleeping cycle especially when in comfortable environments.

Hypnogogic state is the state right before one drifts into REM, or getting out of REM but doesn’t have full control over their body movements. People generally do not remember their dreams and the few that do, is mostly because they woke up from their sleeps due to various reasons like anxiety, which keeps their memory of the dreams fresh and intact. Dream control happens when we enter a state called lucid dreaming (Bascom), where we realize the situation we are in and have the ability to manipulate the environment of our dreams.

“Sleep on it” is common phrase when people are faced with decisions of major impact, where they have time to think about the through process overnight. It has been proven (CBS), the subconscious makes the best decisions compared to conscious thought s. Thus sleeping on a decision gives that ability to make an unconscious decision rather than an immediate one.

Works Cited Bascom, Nick. Probing Question: What is a lucid dream? | Penn State University:. 24 August 2010. 22 October 2016. <http://news.psu.edu/story/141266/2010/08/24/research/probing-question-what-lucid-dream>. CBS. Why "Sleeping on it" Will Help You Make a Better Decision - CBS News:. 23 May 2011. 22 October 2016. <http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-sleeping-on-it-will-help-you-make-a-better-decision/>. Serendip. The Nature and Function of Dreams | Serendip Studio:. 1 September 2008. 22 October 2016. <http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/serendipupdate/nature-and-function-dreams>. Why Do We Sleep, Anyway? | Healthy Sleep:. 17 December 2007. 22 October 2016. <http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/why-do-we-sleep>.