Why is sleeping time usually at night? Why cant we help it but sleep during that time?

Answer 1

Because humans develop an internal clock called the circadian clock, and we are normally diurnal (daytime alert). However, if you switch hours and are consistently up during the night, your clock changes. Whatever clock you have, that helps determine when you get sleepy. Ever notice that you get a "second wind" sometime even after you have been up for a while and were tired? That usually happens during the "normal" alert time for you.

Answer 2

The real reason is I guess because we are oriented to act during the day, not like some predators during the night. That was for thousands of years and our body got used to it, so our body started to produce a hormone called melatonin. It is secreted by the pineal gland from dusk to shortly before dawn, but is not secreted during the day. This hormone is the main reason for our sleep during the night.

Answer 3

That's a great question. i wish i could give YOU 10 points!! Maybe it's cause that's the way things have always been done. Also, farmers had to get up in the light to till the Fields when there was no artificial light. Guess the idea just stuck. . . but why don't we change it now????

Answer 4

Our bodies have a natural sleep rhythm. However you can change your sleeping pattern over time, say, if you worked a graveyard shift in your job.

Answer 5

because during the day that's when everything is happening and it's bright as hell outside so internally it's kinda hard to settle down and go to sleep when it's light out.

Answer 6

In Spain and Greece, it is customary to take a nap around noon, when it's hot, and stay up very late at night, when it cools down...

Answer 7

So our side of world can recuperate from the energy use and the accidents and chaos. We slepp while the other side of the world is up.

Answer 8

Dark? Plus, it's been routine for us since we were babies.