One suggestion for why babies sleep pattern are so different from adults is that it's an -------- mechanism to make their parents' life easier - daytime sleeping means that parents can get on with their chores, enhancing survival.
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----------- has adaptive benefits too - babies have small stomachs & need feeding regularly - a baby who sleeps soundly through the night might not be woken by feeling cold or hungry.
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Infants' greater amount of active/REM sleep may be explained in terms of the relative ---------- of the infant brain & is related to the considerable amount of learning that's taking place.
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REM sleep has been linked to the production of ----------------- & to consolidation of memories - explains why babies have a greater amount of active/REM sleep - further supported by the fact premature babies spend 90% of their time in active sleep.
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In adolescence ------- production changes - hormones are primarily released at night & therefore sleep patterns are disturbed, leading to sleep deprivation.
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Many of the correlates of sleep ----------- are similar to those thought to be 'typical' of puberty (irritability, moodiness, changes in school performance & changes in motivation).
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Who says hormonal changes can also explain the upset to the circadian clock, which has been described as a delayed sleep phase syndrome?
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Who recommends that schools should begin their day later to accommodate the poor attention spans of adolescents in the early morning?
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The common perception is that a good night's sleep is related to good health, but several studies have found there's an increased --------- risk associated with too much sleep.
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Who surveyed over 1 million people & found that people sleeping for only 6/7 hours had a reduced mortality risk, whereas those sleeping for 8 hours had a 15% increase in risk of death & the risk was over 30% for those sleeping 10 hours?
