The Need For Sleep
Beginning of paper
As fundamental as drinking or eating, sleeping can be described as
a certain necessity that all animals need. Although it can not be proven
beyond the shadow of a doubt what the evolutionary advantages are, there
have been many studies that show what happens if we do not sleep. These
slight chang ....
Middle of paper
.... which their brain waves are
huge and slow which makes this stage the hardest to wake from. After an
hour or so, you shift into a highly active stage characterized by rapid eye
movements, hence the name REM sleep. Suddenly your brain waves are almost
the same as if you were awake. You're in the dreaming stage, which occurs
several times across the course of the night.
Now, what happens when we're deprived of the restful sleep we need?
We're less alert and attentive, more inclined to i ....
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