Therefore, no matter how your child sleeps at night — great sleeper or poor sleeper — his daily naps are critically important to release the
rising sleep pressure.
This Volcano concept brings to light one more important point: Quality naps can make up for lost night sleep — but extra nighttime sleep does not make up for missed naps, due to the
homeostatic sleep pressure concept.
Mary A. Carskadon's research focus includes circadian rhythms and puberty; changes in
how sleep pressure functions in adolescents; the role of morning - type or evening - type preference on sleep behaviors; sleep loss and genetic predictors of depressed mood in college students; and sleep patterns and food intake.
The gifts: Transfers short - term memory into long - term memory Organizes thoughts Secures new learning Enhances brain connections Sharpens visual and perceptual skills Processes emotions Relieves stress Inspires creativity Boosts energy Reduces
homeostatic sleep pressure (The biological process that creates fatigue and irritability.)
If your child is taking a short nap and waking up happy it is likely that the amount
of sleep pressure that they have built up... Read More
«It also provides a genetic model to study
how sleep pressure can be modulated by other biological drives.
This video is about toddler tantrums, fussiness, whining,
sleep pressure, overtired, homeostatic sleep pressure, meltdowns, why naps are important
Prevent toddler tantrums by capping «
sleep pressure.»
As the day progresses, and
the sleep pressure builds, a child becomes fussier, whinier, and less flexible.
The scientific term for this process is «homeostatic
sleep pressure» or «homeostatic sleep drive»... I call it The Volcano Effect.
The scientific term for this process is «homeostatic
sleep pressure»... I call it The Volcano Effect.
The gifts: Strengthens memory Release of growth hormone Repair of bones, tissues and muscles Fortification of immune system Regulates appetite Releases bottled up stress Restores energy Reduces homeostatic sleep pressure
The gifts: Increases alertness Improves motor skills Stabilizes mood Slightly reduces homeostatic sleep pressure
The homeostatic system tracks past sleep and how much «
sleep pressure» has built up while awake.
If you stay awake too long and experience sleep deprivation, then you build up
sleep pressure.
This is called «
sleep pressure» and you will succumb to it sooner or later.
Caffeine is an adenosine antagonist, and the accumulation of adenosine in the brain throughout the day is thought to be a chemical mediator of
sleep pressure.