Sleep….

Mysterious and Fun

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Stages 1 and 2– light sleep

Stage 3 - deep sleep- “Slow Wave Sleep”- “Delta Sleep”

REM

All Stages ofSleep Important

Polyphasicsleep a bust

Sleep Debt?

Does it exist?

Not clear….

Sleep = fun, pleasurable activity

"Sleep rock thy brain" – Shakespeare, Hamlet

Demographics

Rich vs Poor

Women vs Men

Young vs Old

"Dawn comes soon enough for the working class" - Exene Cervenka and John Doe

Young

Middle Age

Old

Young

Middle Age

Old

NIH: Over half of Americans pastage 60 have insomnia.

Siestas

Good for you?....

Naps(Power and Otherwise)

"It’s been a hard day’s nightAnd I’ll be sleepin´ like a log…. “ - The Beatles

Orexin (aka hypocretin)

Neuropeptide hormone

New drugs? • Obesity• Insomnia• Alzheimer’s• Narcolepsy

Orexin (aka hypocretin)

Neuropeptide hormone

Sex is the poor man’s opera

- George Bernard Shaw (?)

"Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber" – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

Sleep CultureNot something we have to do…. Something we want to do.

FUN!!!

Good night and sleep well.