We sleep because our bodies need rest. But it seems that our minds never really sleep. We dream, resolve conflict, and work out problems while we sleep. So why is it that when we don't physically go to sleep our minds don't work tofull capacity the next day. And after seven days without sleep shows the begining signs of insanity?
2006-08-25 06:53:59 · 12 answers · asked by Vespr 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Your body sends signals to your brain to teel the rest of the body to go to sleep.
2006-08-25 06:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by j_son_06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of you body as a car. You drive around all day, fill up some gas, drive around some more. Then you come home and park the car and turn the engine off. But you don't disconnect the battery do you? Why not? Because then if you forgot your wallet in the car and you would open the door the light wouldn't come on. Also, in the morning when you wanted to start you car up it wouldn't start up because the battery is disconnected. Same thing with you body. Your body needs the brain to be connected and functioning 24/7 so that if you need to get up at night and pee you don't walk around like a zombie. The mind also cannot live with out the body therefore the body rests. Just like you can't drive your car 24/7 or else it will break down, do your body needs rest too. Or else you will go crazy. Or break down. You pick.
2016-03-27 05:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we interact with the worldly matters by seven senses. when we sleep we don't have interaction of these senses and we don't have any fresh worldly conflicts or problems during that period. every mind has a capacity to retain the worldly matters after which it requires some time to resolve and digest the matters making capacity free for more. so when the mind's capacity is full, we feel drained and tired. we sleep and then the mind is oblivious to new worldly matters however it is busy with the day's interactions resolving, working out problems, etc and digesting them and making capacity free for the next day. when we don't sleep the capacity of mind gets overutilised and as such we are unable to resolve conflicts etc. the capacity overflows and mind is unable to distinguish various phenomenon. thus begins the signs of insanity. so a good night sleep is a must to refresh ur mind for a better new day.
2006-08-29 06:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by dilipagr_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like this. The boddy goes " Hey I'm tiered so I am going to sleep " and the barin said " Hey you go on I'm just having too much fun " This is why we dream becaust the brain needs constant stimulation and when it does not get it, it makes up things that we call dreams. However to much stimulation can make it go insane. It need to rest but still stay active to some extent. Just like the hart the brain never stopes and if it did you would be dead.
2006-08-25 07:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by Roger89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep strengthens memory all through the night. We know that certain types of cells in the brain become particularly active during sleep and so cognitive processes are also engaged and in fact, for memory, the cognition can be improved such that our memory can be stronger.
The next step is to better understand the brain mechanisms at work. Animal studies show that memories replay during sleep. Now researchers are trying to demonstrate the same process in humans.
2006-08-27 04:32:01 · answer #5 · answered by christopher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brain goes onto auto pilot whilst it throws out the unnecessary stuff it doesn't need to keep. Also it helps to program the brain for future events. That's why people say believe in your dreams. All our future desires, or dreams, start off as a thought. It's the action which makes them a realization.
2006-08-25 07:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mind does sleep & slip too at times. It doesn't work continuesly, looses efficiency if overworked. Isn't it ? Just think on it, U may find answer in your question too where U have agreed.
2006-08-26 05:45:13 · answer #7 · answered by JD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's becausre the mind does "rest" while you're sleeping. It doesn't shut off, but it goes into "stand by" mode.
2006-08-25 06:57:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when we sleep, our mind is catergorizing new memories. It's picking them apart and 'putting them away' in our long term memory. If we dont' sleep, we start losing the ability to remember.
2006-08-25 07:02:39 · answer #9 · answered by Demon of hand-writing analysis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is by far the best question I have heard all year... I sleepwalk due to my overactive brain, and I would love to know this answer.
2006-08-25 06:57:22 · answer #10 · answered by youdontneedtoknowme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋