We all spend about one third of our life sleeping. It is quite interesting to find out that the amount of time we spend on sleep is roughly equal to that we spend in our work. When you are over 70 years old, you already spent about 20 years sleeping, in which 5 years you are dreaming! However, we still do not have a clear understanding of what is happening when we are asleep. Although technology is developing at a very fast rate, we still don't have a confirmed way of what we do in sleep and what purpose they serve.
Why do we feel sleepy? Why do we getting tired on the next day without a night's good sleep? Why do we dream. There are many more questions that scientist can't answer today. However, several theories have been developed based on some aspects of our life.
In this section, you will learn more about Sleeping. You will learn the 4 basic stages of sleeping with a detailed explanation of REM sleep. The discovery of REM sleep is revolutionary. In REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep, our eyes move quickly, and scientist and psychologists believe that this is the time where we are dreaming.
Do you sleep well last night? Sleep plays an important role in maintaining our health, let us learn more about sleep.
| "As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death." |
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Leonardo
da Vinci
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Sleep
