2007-06-17 07:13:27 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
you can but it is hard. My friend can do it. And people in the army have to.
2007-06-17 07:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleeping it has been suggested must be understood as the brain's attempt to make time for things like processing of information collected during waking hours and is a necessary physiological function. studies have shown that people who attempt to stay awake for long periods exibit the brainwave patterns of people who are asleep . they may also halucinate which has been described as the brain forcing the processing of information in this case as dreaming with your eyes open . therefore it could be suggested that people who have attemped to stay awake for long periods may have appeared to be awake but were actually physiologically asleep with their eyes open.
2007-06-19 13:16:17 · answer #2 · answered by Decibelle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our eyes might develop into too dry if we slept with our eyes open, and there may be a danger of having something on your eyes. the finished reason we blink to maintain our moist and sparkling.
2016-10-09 09:46:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, distracting sensory stimuli (lights, noises, etc.) can interfere with sleep, and closing your eyes greatly reduces visual input. Second, closing your eyelids protects your eyes from foreign objects and from drying out during sleep.
2007-06-17 07:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Blade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a protective mechanism like with blinking when somehitng get near your eyes. while u r sleep your awareness is down. so some thing could happen while u r sleep to ruin your eyes.
so we sleep w/ our eyes closed to protect our eyes w/ eyelids.
i think i said it right i learned it in biology last yr.
hope this helps
xoxo
2007-06-17 07:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by Sweetest Chocolate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about you, but I can sleep just fine with my eyes open ☺
Doug
2007-06-17 07:16:22 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hummm, I don't know! I wonder, do blind people sleep with their eyes open?? I know some animals do like horses... They also sleep standing up....
2007-06-17 07:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by WildOrchard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son does it it freaks me out when you check on him at night and hes laying there eyes open took me a long time to get used to it
2007-06-17 07:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
too much stimulation for the brain, it can't relax.
theoretically we shouldn't need to sleep, we should just be able to eat something, produce more energy and carry on! scientists seem to think that sleeping is a rest for the brain, so if it's over stimulated it can't rest.
2007-06-17 07:19:41 · answer #9 · answered by YAMI 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is how we were made. but my brother can sat in a chair with his eyes open with a book in hand and be mading zzzzz.
2007-06-17 10:44:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did, your eyes would dry out and you'd develop ulcers on your corneas, so be grateful it works that way.
2007-06-17 11:36:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋