Our bodies at rest: What happens when we sleep 21 Articles

by Molly Carter

What happens when we sleep? This questions has plagued scientists and confused the lay person alike. We know that we need sleep. We know that during sleep our body's cells repair themselves, growth hormones are released...read more

by Janette Peel

Your internal body clock has a powerful influence over your sleep patterns and dictates your body's internal activities throughout the day. Your sleeping and waking cycle is set by your internal body clock, like a pace ...read more

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by Perry McCarney

The physical side of what occurs when we sleep is comparatively easy to understand. Although the specifics of what occurs at a molecular level is not fully known, the general physiological circumstances are understood. Our...read more

by EMoore

What happens when we sleep? Our bodies are at the lowest level of maintenance and our organs are resting from the grueling work load of the past day. Out of every twenty-four hour period at least eight hours are set aside ...read more

by E.L. Miller

What happens when we sleep? A lot. Scientists used to think that sleep was a period of mental and physically inactivity, just a time for our mind and bodies to recharge. While sleep is how we reenergize, it is anything but...read more

by Autumn Baccellia

Sleep is how our bodies get rest, and rest is something that our bodies need in order to function properly. On average, we tend to sleep for about one third of every day. When we sleep our bodies become very relaxed, but y...read more

by Katie Lee

It's a universally accepted fact that everyone needs sleep. But why do we need sleep and what happens to our bodies as we are sleeping? There are two kinds of sleep states - the famous REM (rapid eye movement) state, al...read more

by Nancy L. Young-Houser

Most individuals require seven to nine hours of sleep per night, with teenagers requiring no less than nine hours. The majority of people are over 80% sleep deprived, with symptoms of increasingly irritable, shorter attent...read more

by Marla Hansen

Sleep is not only about rest. Sleep is about survival. That's correct, without enough sleep you die. This has been proven through studies although scientists aren't exactly sure why. Most of us need between seven and eight...read more

by G. Lee

THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SLEEP At one time, sleep was considered a passive process. The revolutionary discovery of the ascending reticular activating system by Moruzzi and Magoun changed this theory. Today sleep is considered ...read more

by Stanley Nelson

It is said that sleep is to a man what winding up is to a clock. Sleep is of great gain to the body because of its restorative powers. Sleep restores energy to the body, to the brain and to the rest of the nervous syst...read more

by Pandora

In the human body a peculiar phenomenon occurs that has, so far, been impossible to explain. Have you ever wondered what happens to your body when you fall asleep? Let me explain... We are asleep approximately one-third ...read more

by M. J. Joachim

Sleeping Through the Nightlife You may be right. I may be crazy, but sleeping feels so wonderful sometimes. I used to believe that I might miss something if I let myself fall into a deep sleep. I used to be afraid to...read more

by Todd Daigneault

When we sleep, our heart rate slows down dramatically and our systolic and diastolic blood pressure rates go down dramatically-dramatically easing the workload of the heart. In effect, your heart and circulatory system re...read more

by Stanley Roberts

Biological cycles within our bodies that occur on an approximate 24 hour cycle are known as circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms promote a readiness for sleep by decreasing alertness but they do not regulate sleep. Instea...read more

by Tonic

Our bodies at rest: What happens when we sleep. A lot of changes occur when we sleep. Brain waves alter dramatically, metabolism slows, the intake of oxygen is decreased, damaged cells are repaired and a whole hos...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

Sleep is what allows every day our organism to recover its mental and physical energies, as we well know, but also the reorganization in our mind of all the informations collected by our senses during the hours we are awak...read more

by Cheryl Macdonald

According to ancient myths, sleepers lose control of their minds, flirting with death as their souls wonder freely. Early researchers thought sleep was a time of mental inactivity. In fact, however,research now shows tha...read more

by Garett Mount

As you slip into deep sleep, the Monsters that live under your bed are just starting their work day. The Monster alarm clocks ring the sound of a kitten purring as they rub the sleep from their eyes and think about hit...read more

by Beverly Dancy

In an age of 60 hour work weeks, many of us take it as a point of pride to go without sleep in order to "get the job done." Ever try to function effectively after a few sleepless nights? New parents know the zombie-like ...read more