Check out:
Myers, B. & Badia, P. (1995). Changes in
circadian rhythms and sleep quality with aging: mechanisms and interventions.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 19(4), 553-571.
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Cheri A. Budzynski, Ph. D.Assistant Professor
of PsychologyHeidelbe
Regarding sleeep and brain development, there is a well-established connection between
REM sleep and CNS development, and not coincidentally, infant animals tend to get a
whole lot of REM.
Recent exciting research suggests that although the amount of REM declines during the
life cycle, REM rem
On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Jeff Bartel went:
> With respect to the first one, I (and, I suspect, the student) know that
> it's harder to sleep when you're "stressed," but I was unsure as to the
> mechanism involved.
I'm never unwilling to speculate.
The brain regions that are likely to be active duri
We're covering sleep in my General Psychology class, and as usual,
students have lots of questions. This particular batch of students,
though, seems to have been briefed on the areas of sleep I know the least
about (and, of course, they're asking all about it :) So, I turn to the
knowledgeable f
Hey, all,
I had a few questions students had posed, and was wondering if anyone
could answer them or direct me to some good sources:
1) What occurs when people "twitch" themselves awake (including in what
stage of sleep this occurs).
2) How long does the typical dream last, and why do dreams
