Your brain is so eager to learn that it does so even while you sleep,
scientists recently found.
Credit: National Institute of General Medical
Sciences
14 comments:
Sabina
said...
I think that it is pretty amazing that your senses are in action while you sleep. Before I read this article I thought that when you sleep your whole body basically goes to rest. But now that I think about it, I realize that I have experienced how it feels when you smell something or hear something while you sleep. When my dad is making waffles, a delicious smell leaves the kitchen and pervades through the house, which of course includes my room. Later, when I am eating breakfast, I smell the waffles and recognize the same smell that I had sensed while I was asleep. I think that the fact that your body can be at rest at the same time that your senses are working is amazing, and I think that these kind of things are very interesting.
Once, I read a book. It was called "Sideways Stories of Wayside School." In one part of the book, Ms. Jewels, the teacher, says that one of her students learns best when she is sleeping. Now, that just might be true. Scientists say that your body rests when you sleep. If there are too many smells and sounds, will you be able to sleep? Does this happen with other senses (such as smell and taste)? Could somebody have a different reaction, and what would that signify? Could someone's reactions show signs of mental disease? Overall, I thought that this was a very interesting article.
That makes a lot of sense because sleep means everything to your health, education, and just about everything! When you sleep your unconscious mind is working a problem out that you could not during the day. For example, lets just say on your math test there is a question that says what is 1,000/89. You will be like, "I know this! I know this!" You do know it, but it is not in your conscious mind. So during the day it is working stuff out when you don't even think you know it anymore. Sleep is crucial for your brain. If you do not get enough sleep, your brain will not work as well.
I agree with Sabina. It is amazing that our senses are in actions and doing stuff while we ourselves are at rest. When my mom makes soup, just like Sabina said, it goes to my room and I smell it. Our body is much more experience than we think it is, and we have yet more to discover
I think this was a great article because it was really interesting about how your brain actually works when you are sleeping. I also thought it was interesting that it works with senses not physical things.
Chloe, this is pretty cool how you can learn that if you hear one sound, to breath deeply, and to hear another, to breath short sniffles. It is also amazing that your body can learn while you are asleep, but you can't retain facts for a test in your sleep.
About my last statement, this article may be cool, but they didn't completely test the entire subject. What if they recited facts instead of playing the sound, would they remember that? Also, if they were actually asleep, how would the neuroscientists keep the subjects from rolling around the lab?
Lastly, Sabina, you use a great vocabulary word! It really fits in here. If you smell waffles, I smell bacon personally, could you recognize that smell in your sleep without waking up? Also, what time is this at, and does time effect the test?
Overall, this article proved a point, but the scientist really didn't do enough testing to really find out the truth.
I think that it is so cool that when you are sleeping part of your brain is still awake. I think that this might be why we wake up in the middle of the night when we hear something. It could also be why we wake up in the morning because your eyes could sense the light and send a signal to your brain.
Hasn't it already been proved that your brain is active during your sleep? That is how people sleep-walk, how you wake up when you hear something, how you wake up when your eyes detect light, and how you breath. If your brain didn't work when asleep everybody would be dead. I have known that sort of stuff for a few years, and this study came out two months ago! Your brain has much more potential than it uses. The average human only uses 12% of their brain, and humans are still pretty smart. That is saying your brain can do a lot of stuff. But it is cool how the brain can go really far with it. It would seem hard for me to do that when I'm awake, and your brain can do it when your asleep? I would have to say that it is really no surprise to me that the brain can do this when asleep.
I agree with Nick about the fact that our brains have been working throughout our sleep for... FOREVER!!! Once your brain stops working, this is what I think is called being... brain dead... Right? Our brains are what generate dreams when we sleep, they allow us to sleep walk, to sleep talk, to grind our teeth, and so much more. I think that it would be really cool if this experiment were to happen: If you were asleep, and someone just said something that you didn't know before, if someone the next day or so would ask you about it, I think you might be able to answer it because our mind probably still takes it in. I with curious with Grace when she asked what time of your sleep is it in? Does this process happen in... stage 1, where you are just falling asleep and your body is slowly slowing the heart rate, and relaxing the muscles? Does it happen in stage 2 where your in a deeper sleep than stage 1, but still in a light sleep? Does this process happen in stage 3 when your brain produces delta waves and your body does most of it's growing? Or is it part of the NREM (stage 4) where it is your deepest stage of sleep? Or REM (rapid eye movement) when you dream and your eyes move back and forth through your mind. (did you know that your muscles are basically paralyzed in this stage of sleep so that you don't act out your dream??) I think that if this article was a little more clear about when this process happened, I would be less curious. But for now, there is still more to find out.
I think that it would be cool if you could learn in your sleep. I do not want something in my brain though. I don't get how you could learn in your sleep. I would not want to have to do anything in my sleep. Sleeping is for rest. It would be cool if they could feed information into your brain without you noticing or waking up.
This is pretty cool, however, I think that we all knew that our brain works in our sleep. But, learning in your sleep is a different thing. To agree with Chloe, when would this happen? There is definitely some more work to figure out, but overall this article is very interesting.
Wow, that was a really cool article. That small article explained a lot. I thought sleep was for rest, and it really it's for the exact opposite reason (well, sleep is partially for rest). Couldn't this interesting characteristic of our sleep be used to find out information about people's brain and maybe predict sicknesses, diseases, cancer, or brain tumors like? Why isn't what I said being used in the world today? Or maybe it is. What if we could be "awake" while we were asleep? (I know, it sounds weird, but you know what I mean) Like Nick said before, an average human uses 12% of their brain. Do we only use 12% of our entire brain, or only 12% at one given time? So what's in the other 88%? Do we use more of our brain while sleeping? That's why I said that earlier: if we could be "awake" or conscious while asleep, which is probably not possible because sleeping means not being conscious, could we use more of our brain and do incredible things? We could be incredibly more smart than we would be normally. Maybe that's why we learn well while we sleep. Wow. Humongous brain click. This small yet important fact creates lots of unanswered questions and big realization. Thank you Chloe for this amazing article.
It is really cool to know that your brain works 24/7. Our brains work when we were sleeping. When we move around and grind our teeth. The myth of sleeping on a dictionary to help you remember words and their spelling is false. Your brain and your body still do all the normal thing like smelling and hearing even when you are sleeping. Also, it is really cool that your brain remembers familiar sounds and smells, even ones from when you were sleeping.
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I think that it is pretty amazing that your senses are in action while you sleep. Before I read this article I thought that when you sleep your whole body basically goes to rest. But now that I think about it, I realize that I have experienced how it feels when you smell something or hear something while you sleep. When my dad is making waffles, a delicious smell leaves the kitchen and pervades through the house, which of course includes my room. Later, when I am eating breakfast, I smell the waffles and recognize the same smell that I had sensed while I was asleep. I think that the fact that your body can be at rest at the same time that your senses are working is amazing, and I think that these kind of things are very interesting.
Once, I read a book. It was called "Sideways Stories of Wayside School." In one part of the book, Ms. Jewels, the teacher, says that one of her students learns best when she is sleeping. Now, that just might be true.
Scientists say that your body rests when you sleep. If there are too many smells and sounds, will you be able to sleep? Does this happen with other senses (such as smell and taste)? Could somebody have a different reaction, and what would that signify? Could someone's reactions show signs of mental disease?
Overall, I thought that this was a very interesting article.
That makes a lot of sense because sleep means everything to your health, education, and just about everything! When you sleep your unconscious mind is working a problem out that you could not during the day. For example, lets just say on your math test there is a question that says what is 1,000/89. You will be like, "I know this! I know this!" You do know it, but it is not in your conscious mind. So during the day it is working stuff out when you don't even think you know it anymore. Sleep is crucial for your brain. If you do not get enough sleep, your brain will not work as well.
I agree with Sabina. It is amazing that our senses are in actions and doing stuff while we ourselves are at rest. When my mom makes soup, just like Sabina said, it goes to my room and I smell it. Our body is much more experience than we think it is, and we have yet more to discover
I think this was a great article because it was really interesting about how your brain actually works when you are sleeping. I also thought it was interesting that it works with senses not physical things.
Chloe, this is pretty cool how you can learn that if you hear one sound, to breath deeply, and to hear another, to breath short sniffles. It is also amazing that your body can learn while you are asleep, but you can't retain facts for a test in your sleep.
About my last statement, this article may be cool, but they didn't completely test the entire subject. What if they recited facts instead of playing the sound, would they remember that? Also, if they were actually asleep, how would the neuroscientists keep the subjects from rolling around the lab?
Lastly, Sabina, you use a great vocabulary word! It really fits in here. If you smell waffles, I smell bacon personally, could you recognize that smell in your sleep without waking up? Also, what time is this at, and does time effect the test?
Overall, this article proved a point, but the scientist really didn't do enough testing to really find out the truth.
Matthew said...
I think that it is so cool that when you are sleeping part of your brain is still awake. I think that this might be why we wake up in the middle of the night when we hear something. It could also be why we wake up in the morning because your eyes could sense the light and send a signal to your brain.
Hasn't it already been proved that your brain is active during your sleep? That is how people sleep-walk, how you wake up when you hear something, how you wake up when your eyes detect light, and how you breath. If your brain didn't work when asleep everybody would be dead. I have known that sort of stuff for a few years, and this study came out two months ago! Your brain has much more potential than it uses. The average human only uses 12% of their brain, and humans are still pretty smart. That is saying your brain can do a lot of stuff. But it is cool how the brain can go really far with it. It would seem hard for me to do that when I'm awake, and your brain can do it when your asleep? I would have to say that it is really no surprise to me that the brain can do this when asleep.
I agree with Nick about the fact that our brains have been working throughout our sleep for... FOREVER!!! Once your brain stops working, this is what I think is called being... brain dead... Right? Our brains are what generate dreams when we sleep, they allow us to sleep walk, to sleep talk, to grind our teeth, and so much more. I think that it would be really cool if this experiment were to happen: If you were asleep, and someone just said something that you didn't know before, if someone the next day or so would ask you about it, I think you might be able to answer it because our mind probably still takes it in. I with curious with Grace when she asked what time of your sleep is it in? Does this process happen in... stage 1, where you are just falling asleep and your body is slowly slowing the heart rate, and relaxing the muscles? Does it happen in stage 2 where your in a deeper sleep than stage 1, but still in a light sleep? Does this process happen in stage 3 when your brain produces delta waves and your body does most of it's growing? Or is it part of the NREM (stage 4) where it is your deepest stage of sleep? Or REM (rapid eye movement) when you dream and your eyes move back and forth through your mind. (did you know that your muscles are basically paralyzed in this stage of sleep so that you don't act out your dream??) I think that if this article was a little more clear about when this process happened, I would be less curious. But for now, there is still more to find out.
I think that it would be cool if you could learn in your sleep. I do not want something in my brain though. I don't get how you could learn in your sleep. I would not want to have to do anything in my sleep. Sleeping is for rest. It would be cool if they could feed information into your brain without you noticing or waking up.
This is pretty cool, however, I think that we all knew that our brain works in our sleep. But, learning in your sleep is a different thing. To agree with Chloe, when would this happen? There is definitely some more work to figure out, but overall this article is very interesting.
Wow, that was a really cool article. That small article explained a lot. I thought sleep was for rest, and it really it's for the exact opposite reason (well, sleep is partially for rest). Couldn't this interesting characteristic of our sleep be used to find out information about people's brain and maybe predict sicknesses, diseases, cancer, or brain tumors like? Why isn't what I said being used in the world today? Or maybe it is. What if we could be "awake" while we were asleep? (I know, it sounds weird, but you know what I mean) Like Nick said before, an average human uses 12% of their brain. Do we only use 12% of our entire brain, or only 12% at one given time? So what's in the other 88%? Do we use more of our brain while sleeping? That's why I said that earlier: if we could be "awake" or conscious while asleep, which is probably not possible because sleeping means not being conscious, could we use more of our brain and do incredible things? We could be incredibly more smart than we would be normally. Maybe that's why we learn well while we sleep. Wow. Humongous brain click. This small yet important fact creates lots of unanswered questions and big realization. Thank you Chloe for this amazing article.
It is really cool to know that your brain works 24/7. Our brains work when we were sleeping. When we move around and grind our teeth. The myth of sleeping on a dictionary to help you remember words and their spelling is false. Your brain and your body still do all the normal thing like smelling and hearing even when you are sleeping. Also, it is really cool that your brain remembers familiar sounds and smells, even ones from when you were sleeping.
I thought that that article was very interesting. It is amazing that your senses work when you are sleeping. Overall, I liked this article a lot.
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