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Sleep Deprivation

09.07.2010  |  1 Comment ››

Biological Rhythms and Sleep Periodic physiological fluctuations in the body. We are unaware of most biological rhythms, such as the rise and fall of hormones in ...

Sleep Stages

08.25.2010  |  No Comments ››

Sleep Stages Stages of sleep correspond to massive electrophysiological changes that occur throughout the  brain  as  the  fast,  irregular,  and  low  amplitude  electrical activity  of  wakefulness  ...

Characteristics of Neurons, Part 1

08.01.2010  |  No Comments ››

Characteristics of Neurons: Neurons --> receive information and transmit it to other cells; the adult brain has about 100 billion but actual number varies Main founders of ...

Exploring Human Development

07.28.2010  |  1 Comment ››

What Is Development? Development is the pattern of change in human capabilities that begins at conception and continues throughout the life span. The pattern of development is ...

Sleep Disorders

05.04.2010  |  No Comments ››

Sleep and Disease Stroke and asthma attacks are more common during the night and in the early morning, probably because of changes in hormones, heart rate, ...

Sex and Hormones

04.29.2010  |  No Comments ››

Sex and Hormones: Steroid hormones: 4 carbon rings, derived from cholesterol. They work in 3 ways: Bind to membrane receptors like neurotransmitters Enter cells and activate certain kinds ...