A Good Nights Sleep
Most times when we ask people how to make it in life, they talk about foregoing sleep and working hard till you make it. This is so common that we have sayings such as "Sleep is for the weak" and "More sleep after death". Research, however has shown that this is a bad idea. This article talks about how sleep plays a very important role in our decision making and the function of our brain. A good nights sleep could also help with our mental health and keep our mental health sound. A good night’s sleep also helps maintain communication between the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that deals with self-control, and the amygdala, the brain’s emotional center, which work together to keep your emotions in check. Sometimes we forgo sleep because we want to be extremely productive but forgoing sleep is actually very harmful to our health and reasoning.
How this relates to class: In class we talked about the functions of the prefrontal cortex and how it is the part of the brain that deals with making complex and important decisions. The prefrontal cortex helps us to focus on the task at hand and contextualize our decisions. we discussed the amygdala in class when we talked about episodic memory and how the amygdala linked our emotions to people or places. We also talked about how sleep is very necessary because when we sleep, there is an increase in cerebrospinal spinal fluid which runs though the intercellular spaces to clear toxins from the brain.
://www.brainfacts.org/Diseases-and-Disorders/Mental-Health/2018/What-a-Good-Nights-Sleep-Does-for-the-Brain-103018
How this relates to class: In class we talked about the functions of the prefrontal cortex and how it is the part of the brain that deals with making complex and important decisions. The prefrontal cortex helps us to focus on the task at hand and contextualize our decisions. we discussed the amygdala in class when we talked about episodic memory and how the amygdala linked our emotions to people or places. We also talked about how sleep is very necessary because when we sleep, there is an increase in cerebrospinal spinal fluid which runs though the intercellular spaces to clear toxins from the brain.
://www.brainfacts.org/Diseases-and-Disorders/Mental-Health/2018/What-a-Good-Nights-Sleep-Does-for-the-Brain-103018
I agree in the sense of how important sleep is for people. Considering the fact that the prefrontal cortex manages information in memory, it also integrates information about body and objects while planning movement. All important factors for one's daily function. I agree that without a good night's sleep our mental health, physical function and emotions could be affected.
ReplyDeleteSleep is incredibly important for our mental health, you're absolutely right. Ironically enough, sleep is essential in our daily performance as well and it controls how much effort we give into everyday tasks. Not only is this important for the communication between our prefrontal cortex and amygdala in order to keep our emotions regulated, its also important because of the results of any dysfunction from our prefrontal cortex which can lead to serious mental illnesses such as depression and having more aggression. This actually then counteracts with our ability to be productive and makes us become much more irritated, violent and feel incredibly low making it difficult to do anything efficiently. As we discussed in our biopsychology class, the effects of sleep deprivation on the communication could also affect how much more anxiety we may experience as well as the other mood effects.
ReplyDeleteNice take on this article. I am with you on that a good night sleep can improve overall brain health. The more, the better. As we know, in class, we have been talking about how the prefrontal cortex is really the key in making the right choices/decisions. If less sleep then this part of the brain can malfunction and not work how it is supposed to. Another major part of the brain that is affected is the amygdala. People who are sleep deprived express more emotional problems. Last one to point out is the hypothalamus which we talked about in class as well, this is responsible for shutting down the arousal center and moving it into the sleep transition. I say everyone should read this article. Full of great information.
ReplyDeleteI agree that good sleep is good for our mental and physical state. It is noticeable when we get our sleeps on the weekends. People wake up with a lot of energy and enthusiasm for doing a lot of activity. However if we don’t sleep the whole week and than finally get to sleep our brain can still say that it is not enough and we want to stay in bed and be lazy. Our mood is changing to grumpy because the amygdala haven’t get the rest and tired out.
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