Somnambulance (sleep walking) is a sleep disorder in which the waking and sleeping states are somewhat blurred. An individual who sleep walks moderately awakens from profound sleep and performs some types of activity. Frequently the activity during sleep is walking, although other complicated activities can also be performed. Somnambulance involves the use of motor acts, ...
There are five stages of sleep that cycle throughout the sleep process (Gerrig and Zimbardo pp.162-165) stage one, stage two, stage three, stage four, and non-REM sleep. Occasionally a sixth step is identified as waking. (The Sleep Channel, sleepdisorderchannel.com/stages.) The waking stage begins the sleep cycle. It is often referred to as relaxed wakefulness and ...
As the mother of a child who was a sleepwalker, I can relate to how scary sleepwalking incidents can sometimes be for parents. Most of the time, the child will not have any recollection of his/her sleepwalking episodes and will usually outgrow sleepwalking by the teen years. Sleepwalking tends to be common in young children ...
Sleep is essential for the restoration of normal bodily processes and functions. Most people take for granted the necessity of getting sufficient amount of sleep. Poor sleeping habits can cause of sleep disorders which can lead to a poor quality of life. Poor quality of sleep causes lack of concentration, nervousness and irritability. Environmental noise ...
Every once in a while, an app comes along for the iPhone that seems way, way too good to be true. Enter the Sleep Cycle app, which claims to be able to track your sleep patterns. It sounds pretty dubious at first, but at $2, I decided to check it out–after all, it’s gaining immense ...
Sleep Sleeping is something that everyone on the planet needs. While we sleep at varying times of the day and for varying lengths of time, it is still something that everyone must do to remain healthy both physically and mentally. During the course of a night a person goes through five different stages of sleep, ...