William Dement and Sleep

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This paper discusses the topic of sleep. Specifically it will discuss William Dement, who has been a professor at Stanford University since 1971. It will analyze his life contributions to sleep research, disorders and dreams. His research includes studies on REM sleep (on cats), sleep apnea, and dreaming.

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"Another more recent study of Dement's and a colleague delved into the phenomenon of daytime sleepiness. Their studies tested several subjects for "sleep latency," which is how long it takes a person to fall asleep once they lay down to go to sleep. When subjects were revived just as they fell asleep, they showed a greater tendency for daytime sleepiness. The study concluded that subjects showed greater sleep latency if they had slept three or four hours longer than normal the night before, and that sleep latency radically reduces after only one sleepless night. The study also concluded that subjects were more likely to experience daytime sleepiness in direct correlation with a greater sleep latency (Borbely 160). The ultimate conclusion, which most Americans would agree with, is that most people simply do not get enough sleep during the night, which ultimately leads to daytime sleepiness."

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