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The Need to Sleep
November 29, 2012
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Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.
-Agnes MacPhail
"Sleep is not something to be left for when you've run out of other, more interesting, things to do.  Sleep is a functional activity of the brain, during which stereotypical, well-defined processes occur.  These include the restoration and repair of brain tissue, the release of certain hormones, and the reinforcement of learning and memory.  Not getting enough sleep has the negative effects on these processes.  In the extreme, it can be fatal."

These are the observations of Dennis Rosen, in The Optimist (November 2012).  He concludes...

"Most adults need eight hours of sleep; teens need between eight and nine, and younger children need even more.  By taking this seriously... we stand to reap substantial benefits in our physical, mental, and emotional well-being."




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Ruth Anne Hammond · November 29, 2012
Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE)
 Los Angeles, CA, United States


I just read an article in Smithsonian Magazine by Thomas Wynn about how fire changed our evolution by allowing us to sleep more. Here is the logic: When early man discovered how to make fire, they learned they could keep the wild animals at bay by keeping a fire burning at night (instead of having to remain vigilant), which allowed for more REM sleep, which allowed us to build better procedural memory, which allowed us to conceptualize good survival strategies like tool (spearpoint) making, which allowed us to share our inventions with others, and thus was culture born. Interesting, isn't it?

Deborah McNelis · November 29, 2012
Brain Insights
 United States


Thank you for sharing this excellent article on the importance of sleep. It is one I will certainly share. The timing is ironic, I just posted a printable on my blog this week called, Brains Need Sleep! It is created for professionals to easily share the information about how sleep improves learning and moods.

With appreciation again for this post and for all you do for the benefit of young children,
Deborah



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