Yianni bio project

DID YOU KNOW?

Anything less than five minutes to fall asleep

at night means you're sleep deprived. The

ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning

you're still tired enough to sleep deeply, but

not so exhausted you feel sleepy by day.

Did You Know?

The extra hour of sleep received when clocks

are turned back at the end of daylight saving

time has been found to coincide with a fall in

the number of road accidents.

The NRMA estimates fatigue is involved in one

in 6 fatal road accidents.

THAT MEANS 100,000 CAR ACCIDENTS

ARE CAUSED PER YEAR DUE TO SLEEP

DEPRIVATION, A PERSON FALLING ASLEEP

ON THE WHEEL OR HAVE FULL

CONCENTRATION ON THE ROAD!

Did You Know

It's impossible to tell if someone is really

awake without close medical supervision.

People can take cat naps with their eyes open

without even being aware of it.

Did You Know?

Ducks at risk of attack by predators are able to

balance the need for sleep and survival,

keeping one half of the brain awake while the

other slips into sleep mode.

Did You Know?

A new baby typically results in 400 to 750

hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.

Did You Know?

Humans Are the Only Species That Can

Choose Sleep Deprivation

Did You Know?

Snoring occurs only in non-REM sleep.

Which Means……….

That a person only snores when they are not

getting the sufficient hours of sleep!

Did You Know?

Approximately one-third of your life is spent

sleeping!

Did You Know?

That The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off

Alaska

The Challenger space shuttle disaster

and the Chernobyl nuclear accident

have all been attributed to human errors in

which sleep-deprivation played a role

Did You Know?

A third of the US population report chronic

sleep loss.

Did You Know?

Since 1960, chronic sleep loss has doubled in

the US.

Did You Know?

Experts say one of the most alluring sleep

distractions is the 24-hour accessibility of the

internet.

Did You Know?

After five nights of partial sleep deprivation,

three drinks will have the same effect on your

body as six would when you've slept enough.

Did You Know?

British Ministry of Defense researchers have

been able to reset soldiers' body clocks so

they can go without sleep for up to 36 hrs. Tiny

optical fibres embedded in special spectacles

project a ring of bright white light (with a

spectrum identical to a sunrise) around the

edge of soldiers' retinas, fooling them into

thinking they have just woken up.

Did You Know?

Elephants sleep standing up during non-REM

sleep, but lie down for REM sleep.

The following is data collected from 50 family

members and friends on how many hours of

sleep they get each night.

8 hours of sleep

7 hours of sleep

6 hours of sleep

5 hours or less of sleep

So the question is, is sleep

deprivation a serious issue?

OF COURSE IT IS!

Are their consequences if you do

not get a sufficient amount?

Of Course there are!

What are those

Consequences?

You limit your ability to

Learn!

Listen!

Concentrate!

And Solve problems!

Sleep deprivation can contribute to acne and

other skin problems;

Change in appetite

Blurred vision

Frequent infections

Behavioral learning or social

problems

Rage of discomfort

Inability to tolerate stress

What are the positive effects of

sleep deprivation?

NONE!

experiments I conducted on my

brother testing the symptoms of

sleep deprivation. He was sleep

deprived one hour.