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by Im Alec has abandoned this account on November 6th, 2009
Nobody really knows yet. However, one theory is that the brain uses that time to sort and file the day's memories. It has been shown that sleep helps you learn: people who have slept after a lesson can recall it better than people who have not, suggesting that the learning has now been "properly filed" instead of "sitting in the in-tray". This hypothesis might explain dreams as memories from the day being re-seen as they are moved from temporary to permanent storage.
After you get off work, what time are you in bed by? Myself about 8 pm.
by Secretive Woman on February 1st, 2012
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Does the warm glow of the television put you to sleep at night because you need the sound to block out your failures?
by Mister_Bromide on January 28th, 2012
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Left my boyfriend of 3 months in my apt alone thismorning, I went to work and he is sleeping OR is he, if you were him would you be asleep?
by Tweedle Bug on February 4th, 2012
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What helps you unwind at night and get ready for bed?
by TallgalUS on January 26th, 2012
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Did you want to go back to bed after you shut your alarm off this morning?
by Shelly_R on February 2nd, 2012
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You're reading Do we sleep because there is a lack of activity in the brain at that time - I dont think so ...pls explain why we sleep if our brain is still very active
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thanks thats very helpful - can you explai it more in terms of stages of sleep - ie 1 2 3 4 and D or REM?
by zasquya on November 6th, 2009