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How sleep works Rand al`Thor - 15/01/2003 06:40:31 PM

You ahve something called a sleep debt - an accumulation of all the hours of sleep your body needed that you didn't get. This NEVER GOES AWAY, unless you get extra sleep. When you have a high sleep debt you go to sleep quickly, when you have a low sleep debt it can take longer.

Also - your body kicks into high gear in the second half of the day, keeping you awake (accumulating your sleep debt) so you will be physically able to sleep for eight hours at once (or however long). It's REALLY hard to go to sleep before this system (CDA, aka Clock-Dependant Alertness) shuts down.

Brought to you thanks to Dr. Dement, HUMBIO 11 (Sleep and Dreams), Stanford University.


Rand al`Thor

Elayne Trakand's Warder and Alexia's Guardian!




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How do you sleep at night! Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 02:40:19 PM 239 Views
I have to listen to music to be able to sleep Elayne Trakand - 15/01/2003 02:44:26 PM 20 Views
I used to sleep to music too. Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 02:47:14 PM 14 Views
That's why I invested in an MP3 player Elayne Trakand - 15/01/2003 02:50:48 PM 12 Views
Re: How do you sleep at night! Spoonman - 15/01/2003 02:45:42 PM 18 Views
With a giant inflatable ... uh, teddy bear. ngallagher - 15/01/2003 02:50:29 PM 22 Views
Kinky. Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 03:01:23 PM 13 Views
Not compared to how I make breakfast. ngallagher - 15/01/2003 03:14:24 PM 15 Views
Y...you know about the secret sauce too? *Tear* Brother! Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 03:18:15 PM 10 Views
On a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies. CNRedDragon - 15/01/2003 03:10:16 PM 15 Views
Lucky. You've got it so easy. *NM* Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 03:20:05 PM 5 Views
well... Queen_of_Borg - 15/01/2003 03:33:59 PM 13 Views
it takes me about 30 - 45 minutes to get to sleep Manusho - 15/01/2003 03:56:58 PM 13 Views
Sorry, Kory - 15/01/2003 04:25:30 PM 15 Views
Books and Numbers Sigma - 15/01/2003 04:55:24 PM 11 Views
it used to take me about a 1.5 hr to get to sleep Barmellin - 15/01/2003 04:55:59 PM 9 Views
I can sleep anytime, anyplace, anywhere excalibur - 15/01/2003 05:11:17 PM 17 Views
So I heard Druid - 15/01/2003 07:06:22 PM 11 Views
I wouldn't dare *NM* excalibur - 16/01/2003 07:16:44 PM 2 Views
That's not fair to people who make infomercials or the rest of us *NM* Barmellin - 15/01/2003 07:15:40 PM 3 Views
How sleep works Rand al`Thor - 15/01/2003 06:40:31 PM 13 Views
Sleep Debt: That could explain a lot. Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 07:36:39 PM 9 Views
"Sleeping gives you cancer. Everybody knows that." sophy - 15/01/2003 06:54:10 PM 5 Views
be really, tired (and reading is bad) Nicholi - 15/01/2003 06:56:19 PM 6 Views
I am not a morning person. *NM* Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 07:38:34 PM 2 Views
Well, its like this... Nebhead - 15/01/2003 07:09:33 PM 115 Views
Been there, done that, wouldn't go back under lethal threat. *NM* Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 07:39:14 PM 3 Views
I have trouble sleeping too a lot of times MatCauthon1745 - 15/01/2003 07:13:22 PM 10 Views
Well... Alexia - 15/01/2003 08:04:58 PM 9 Views
I don't really think about it. Gwenhwyvar - 15/01/2003 08:32:03 PM 11 Views
*gets out the massage oil* mapthis - 15/01/2003 08:40:20 PM 15 Views
lol. eatbugs - 15/01/2003 09:12:00 PM 7 Views
Mmmmm...Alan Greenspan in oatmeal. Hmm? Wha? *NM* Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 09:43:32 PM 3 Views
Music Luna - 15/01/2003 08:56:46 PM 9 Views
never think about the process of sleeping when going to sleep Chorabliss - 15/01/2003 09:38:57 PM 9 Views
OA, read this!!! Gena Sedai - 15/01/2003 09:47:55 PM 15 Views
Thanks! Those are all good ones. *NM* Obsidian Ashaman - 15/01/2003 11:51:29 PM 2 Views
1.put on PJs 2.get under covers 3.get comfortable 4.close eyes 5.sleep *NM* LaSombra - 16/01/2003 05:15:20 PM 3 Views
Mind-bending chemicals Mashy - 16/01/2003 09:01:12 PM 7 Views
I sleep a lot! Aludra - 17/01/2003 11:17:38 PM 9 Views
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