front 1 Consciousness | back 1 Able to perceive one’s thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings |
front 2 Jet Lag | back 2 A temporary disruption of the body's circadian rhythm due to rapid travel across multiple time zones |
front 3 Shift Work | back 3 Employment schedules that require working outside of typical daytime hours, disrupting the circadian rythm |
front 4 NREM Stage 1 | back 4 Drifting in and out of sleep Brain waves slow down muscles relax, and individuals may experience sudden muscle contractions known as hypnic jerks |
front 5 NREM Stage 2 | back 5 Light sleep Brain waves further slow down and sleep spindles (short bursts of brain activity) and k-complexes (sudden, sharp waveforms) appear |
front 6 NREM Stage 3 | back 6 The sleepest stage of NREM sleep Restoration of resources body and brain replenish energy- promoting physical and mental well-being |
front 7 REM (Rapid Eyelid Movement) Sleep | back 7 Rapid eye movement, vivid dreams, and muscle paralysis Increased brain activity- dreaming- plays a role in memory consolidation and emotional processing |
front 8 REM Rebound | back 8 The phenomenon where the body increases the time spent in REM sleep after a period of REM deprivation |
front 9 Activation-Synthesis (Dreams) | back 9 A theory that dreams result from random neural activity during REM sleep, which is then interpreted and synthesized into a narrative or story |
front 10 Consolidation Theory (Dreams) | back 10 A theory that dreams play a role in the memory consol consolidation and processing of memories. The brain organizes and integrates information acquired throughout the day- memory storage/ |