Sentences with phrase «of sleeping brains»

Imagine being able to plant ideas in hordes of sleeping brains.

Not exact matches

During sleep, your cardiovascular system and brain are doing a lot of work when it comes to creativity, critical thinking and memory.

The first is actually creativity, because it's during REM sleep and dreaming specifically when the brain starts to collide all of the information that you've recently learned together with all of this back catalog of autobiographical information that you've got stored up in the brain.

And if you need more motivation to increase your shut - eye time, there are plenty of studies available that indicate that people who don't get enough sleep age faster, experience a loss of brain power in mid-life and don't grow as tall as people who are well - rested.

Study researchers suspect that exhausted people's brains may be forced to «go offline» and take a period of local sleep in shifts to continue to function throughout the day, so a good night's slumber may be the key to limiting these episodes.

Researchers compare this strange localized sleep to that of dolphins, who are able to rest underwater while some part of their brain stays active enough to remind them to surface for air every so often.

How does this mysterious three - pound organ called the brain hold such sway over the matters of life, death, consciousness, perception, sleep and so much more?

Researchers now have the data to prove that there's a far more complex system of sleep that happens in some areas of the brain while people appear to be awake and performing tasks.

After five long years of innovation, research, and testing, David Dickinson, CEO of start - up Zeo, based in Newton, Massachusetts, was confident that the product his company introduced last year»» a personal sleep monitor that gathers data from brain waves during sleep»» was unlike anything on the market.

Tons of people who have objectively bad sleep as measured by surveys, brain waves, and sleep diaries actually don't feel troubled about their sleep at all.

They've been studying deep sleep — the tier beyond light sleep and REM sleep — and found that using certain sounds to stimulate subjects» deep sleep can elevate the number of long - burst brain waves they experience.

Sleep deprivation (even just getting less than six hours a night) is a kind of chronic stress that impairs how the body and brain use energy.

Studies have shown that getting between 7 - 9 hours of sleep per night relieves stress, reduces the risk of chronic diseases and even helps muscles and the brain repair and restore proper function.

The study subjects were then asked how many of the pairings they recalled 30 minutes after the memorization session, compared to after sleeping through the night with the distressing images still percolating in their brains.

When the sleep - deprived catch a better night's sleep, their brain scans no longer show signs of prefrontal cortex impairment.

When the participants were well rested, the reward centers of their brains didn't react nearly as much to the junk food photos as when they were lacking sleep, suggesting that we're subconsciously more attracted to fatty foods when we're tired and need energy.

«Because brain cells release amyloid beta during activity, we think if the brain cells can't rest the way they're supposed to and get that deep sleep, they produce a relative excess of amyloid,» Dr. Yo - El Ju of Washington University, an author of that study, told Reuters.

Plus, new research suggests that disrupting sleep during certain parts of the night can quickly raise levels of Alzheimer's - related proteins in the brain and spinal fluid.

After the night with disrupted sleep, the researchers found people had higher levels of beta - amyloid proteins, the proteins that clump together and form the plaque found in Alzheimer's - afflicted brains, in the volunteers» spinal fluid.

One of the functions of sleep is to wash neurotoxins from the brain, including beta - amyloid proteins, which other research has shown can worsen sleep.

Studies have shown that the prefrontal cortex of the brain, the backbone of your willpower, is most active when you wake up — meaning that creative activity is highest during and immediately after sleep.

Though the researcher said there needs to be more research into the exact mechanisms of why that is, they concluded that «healthy sleep appears to play an important role in maintaining brain health with age, and may play a key role in [Alzheimer's disease] prevention.»

The experiment, which Westen wrote about in his book «The Political Brain,» showed that, when people begin to feel their worldview is under attack, the parts of their brains that handle reason and logic go to sleep, while the parts of their brain responsible for our fight - or - flight response lighBrain,» showed that, when people begin to feel their worldview is under attack, the parts of their brains that handle reason and logic go to sleep, while the parts of their brain responsible for our fight - or - flight response lighbrain responsible for our fight - or - flight response light up.

In high school, he smoked pot, dropped LSD and experimented with how his brain would feel when deprived of sleep.

«The brain keeps an exact accounting of how much sleep it is owed,» warns Stanford University sleep expert Dr. William C. Dement, who has found a direct correlation between sleep and mental acuity.

«The part of the brain which regulates the sleep - wake cycle — the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus — changes in puberty.

, they're also useful in helping you avoid burnout, since research shows burnout is a signal that you can't take in more information in this part of your brain until you've had a chance to sleep.

If you can't get in a full night's sleep, you can still improve the ability of your brain to synthesize new information by taking a nap.

The research release explains that «sleep spindles,» a particular kind of brain activity that occurs in sleep, may help us tag and then recall important information.

Not only are naps beneficial for consolidating memories and helping you remember new information, they're also useful in helping you avoid burnout, since research shows burnout is a signal that you can't take in more information in this part of your brain until you've had a chance to sleep.

On the «soul sleep» kind of thing, I remember when I was about 19 or so talking to a physician, off duty, and saying that it must be terrible for someone in a coma to wake up after a long coma and somehow being aware of this long time where they only had their brain and no connection to the world.

In the 1990s the scientific study of sleep and dreams catapulted into public awareness because of a federal initiative that funded brain research.

In a description of a sleep disorder known as RBD, in which patients enact their dreams through movement, he notes that a deficiency of dopamine (a specific brain neurotransmitter) is one key marker of Parkinson's disease.

This view comes very near to my own conception; however, it differs, because Schlick also writes (p. 293): «Consciousness can not be the essence of the brain particles for they are present even when consciousness is absent, as in death or sleep.»

Seriously u guys should listen less to d media and use ur common sense.Al - quada is an essential tool for d u.s. To extract as much oil as it can in d middle east and osama bin laden should get a memorial for himself right at d heart of DC just for being a good and patriotic american.what does d U.S want more than chaos in d mid east to stay in control of dat region, and who's serving better than bin laden in fulfilling it????!!! You guys r really sleeping or perhaps just too lazy to crack ur brains and think!

There is something clincalizing and dehumanizing about clones, IVF, survival of the fittest, sleeping with everyone you have ever dated, genocide (last century — remember Adolf and Joe and the Chairman), and the scientific community and the tech community and the mature «brain lords» maybe need to address and look in the mirror why this is happening.

You know, think about the size and complexity of the dinosaurs brain - their main concerns were to eat, drink, sleep, mate and run / hide from danger.

For example, dolphins as well as ducks sleep with only one half of their brain at a time, the other part of the brain is fully awake.

REM sleep is speculated to be a «processing» of sorts that the brains of many animals perform, but I didn't know it had anything to do with folding or repairing improperly folded proteins... what's that based on?

1 teaspoon moon dust of choice: Action Dust to soothe overworked muscles, Beauty Dust for a glowy complexion and healthy hair, Brain Dust to combat mental fogginess, Goodnight Dust when sleep has been evasive, Sex Dust, for, you know, and Spirit Dust to get that extrasensory perception going.

This breakfast is perfect for fueling your day because you truly need a big bowl of nourishment to keep your brain on track... or for me, I need it just to make sure I can get from rolling out of bed to that time in the mid-afternoon when I get to either take a shower or do a little yoga on my matt (ie baby is sleeping and not demanding the boob).

(please excuse my sleep - deprived brain's thoughts of funny...) I love toasted nuts!

Wasn't thinking straight & I've gone & put my own name in the linky instead of the title, reckon my brain has gone to sleep!

Hemp seeds can help with different brain funcions, eat Pumpkin seeds raw for the full sleep - inducing effect, use Sesame seeds in dishes like Tahini, Sunflower seeds are best when they're eaten raw, and Chia seeds have plenty of extra omega - 3 in them and can help balance your glucose levels.

By inhibiting over-stimulation of the brain, GABA may help promote relaxation and ease nervous tension and increase QUALITY sleep.

Since my brain is always focused on butter and sugar, I wanted to give the new, soon to be very sleep deprived, second - time parents a special treat while they spent some time in the hospital with their new bundle of joy (and something to feed the visiting guests who have come to Ooo and Ahh over the cute baby toes).

That and a lack of sleep is a recipe for major brain fog.

The debates over the top seed line and the last couple of spots have surely been spirited, while I'd imagine the group will all sleep well tonight after racking their brains trying to seed and place the teams outside of the top four lines.

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a football club softly creeping Left has manager that is sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams Wenger walked alone Nobody could seem to dethrone *************** The prophetic words -LSB-...]

It helped me drop off to sleep, worked my brain, and brought back memories of the best players I've seen playing for West Ham.