PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Orexin, Insomnia
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We have 24 hour biological clock and 90 minute sleep cycle circadian rhythm our bodies roughly synchronize with the 24 hour cycle of day and night by an internal biological clock called the circadian rhythm as morning rises, body temperature rises, then peaks during the day and then it drops in the beginning thinking is sharpest and memory most accurate when we are at our daily peak in circadian arousal age and experience can alter our circadian rhythm younger people are mostly energized as the day passes, energized during evening older people are more energized during the day as most women reach their 20s, they become more of a morning person morning people tend to do better in school, to take more initiative, and to be less vulnerable to depression sleep stages: about every 90 minutes, we cycle through our 4 distinct sleep stages.
