Sentences with phrase «human sleeping behavior»

For researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging in Cologne, the sleeplessness experienced by the fruit fly Drosophila is therefore a model case for human sleeping behavior.

Not exact matches

Humans are the only mammals on the planet who suffer from post - partum depression and post - partum psychosis - we are also the only mammals on the planet who are drugged during birth, nurse by a clock, don't sleep with our babies, time our nursing sessions, supplement with formula, use pacifiers (and a myraid of other behaviors that disrupt ancient hormonal production during lactation).

Cosleeping remains a cross-cultural human universal, a species - wide behavior, an expectable and physiologically normal sleeping arrangement likely designed by natural selection to maximize infant survival and well - being.

All these behaviors are just like human sleep.

«Not getting restorative sleep may do more than just affect our functioning the next day; it might also influence the rate at which our biological clock ticks,» said Judith Carroll, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, and first author of the sleep study.

These people live much as their ancestors did for thousands of years, so the scientists reasoned that these people's sleep habits reflect prehistoric human behavior.

New study shows that trees goes into resting position during the night which corresponds to human behavior of sleep.

«This study contributes to the empirical basis for pediatric sleep recommendations,» said the study's lead author, Andrew Fuligni, a professor in residence at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.

Our findings indicate an important contributor to weight gain during sleep loss in humans is dysregulated eating behavior.

Mary A. Carskadon, professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and the director of sleep research at Brown - affiliated E. P. Bradley Hospital, cautions that changing school start times «can not be done successfully without also teaching students, parents, and teachers about the importance of sleep.

From what he called his «personal observation laboratory» — an attic space equipped with screens that looked down into the rooms of his Aurora, Colorado, motel — Foos witnessed the full range of human behavior, as his guests slept, ate, argued, watched TV and, of course, had sex.

a.) a considerable amount of exercise, including the use of treadmills and backpacks, as a way of relaxing dogs to prepare them for counter-conditioning exercises; b.) packs of dogs to rehabilitate unstable, fearful or aggressive dogs; c.) Leashes and chain collars to block jumping, whining, possessiveness, biting, aggressiveness, excessive barking, mounting, fighting, active dominance challenges; d.) Redirection to get dogs doing alternative behaviors in play areas, obstacle courses, a pool, a feeding area, a sleeping area, and an eating / drinking area; e.) calming techniques using hand feeding; f.) a limited amount of obedience training, such as teaching the dogs to heel on a loose lead at the handler's side; g.) a «claw» technique, his own version of the «alpha rollover», and a pursuit technique to deal with dogs that don't show submission to other dogs or people; h.) «flooding» for phobias; i.) «calm / assertive» handler techniques; j.) touch and sound techniques to interrupt, correct and / or redirect behaviors; k.) a variety of traditional manners rules, which are implemented with the «no free lunch» type of approach; l.) a variety of games and other «mental challenges»; m.) human intervention; and n.) electric collars (not mentioned, as I recall, in the book)

a.) a considerable amount of exercise, including the use of treadmills and backpacks, as a way of relaxing dogs to prepare them for counter-conditioning exercises b.) packs of dogs to rehabilitate unstable, fearful or aggressive dogs; c.) Leashes and chain collars to block jumping, whining, possessiveness, biting, aggressiveness, excessive barking, mounting, fighting, active dominance challenges; d.) Redirection to get dogs doing alternative behaviors in play areas, obstacle courses, a pool, a feeding area, a sleeping area, and an eating / drinking area; e.) calming techniques using hand feeding; f.) a limited amount of obedience training, such as teaching the dogs to heel on a loose lead at the handler's side; g.) a «claw» technique, his own version of the «alpha rollover», and a pursuit technique to deal with dogs that don't show submission to other dogs or people; h.) «flooding» for phobias; i.) «calm / assertive» handler techniques; j.) touch and sound techniques to interrupt, correct and / or redirect behaviors; k.) a variety of traditional manners rules, which are implemented with the «no free lunch» type of approach; l.) a variety of games and other «mental challenges»; m.) human intervention; and n.) electric collars (usually not mentioned in their marketing materials or websites)

Not only does it increase distance between the couples, it can also cause behavior issues for the dog, allowing them to feel more dominant in getting to sleep wherever they want and separate the humans.

For some dogs, sleeping on the human's bed can aggravate dominant behaviors, so exercise caution.

Changes in usual behaviors and routines Changes in interactions with humans and other pets Grooming changes Activity changes such as sleeping patterns, jumping, wandering, reacting to being handled, and ability to navigate to preferred places Vocalization (especially yowling at night Changes in litter box habits Eating and drinking (amount and behavior); vomiting or signs of nausea Stool quality (number, volume, consistency, odor, color) Urine quality and / or quantity (volume, frequency, color, odor) Hearing or vision loss (decreased responsiveness, increased vocalization).

Minujín, on the other hand, is exploring the relationship of the bed to human behavior — sleeping, sex, play.

Mary A. Carskadon, PhD Director, Chronobiology and Sleep Research, Bradley Hospital Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University