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Hudzon
post Nov 09, 2007, 03:18 AM
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Here's an idea that I've got, and don't mind my wording being off as it's being posted after another all nighter.

We don't know why we need to sleep, but we generally agree that it's because of something that is going on within the brain when we do, and not going on within the brain when we don't.

So, what if we force these processes to occur while we're awake, for example by electronically stimulate the areas of the brain that are more active during sleep?

Would that produce any affect at all?
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post Nov 13, 2007, 12:11 AM
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This show was very intriguing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered
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post Nov 14, 2007, 08:30 PM
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QUOTE(trojan_libido @ Nov 13, 2007, 05:11 PM) *

This show was very intriguing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered

"Though research has gone into the effects of sleep deprivation nobody knew exactly what to expect. Hallucinations and odd behaviour were evident quite quickly in some contestants."
"Chris believed himself to be the Prime Minister of Australia and also thought he was on the set for the popular Australian soap Neighbours"

Hahaha.

I read a book a while ago which suggested that some symptoms of schizophrenia could be because of sleep type neurochemistry/circuitry being activated during waking states, for whatever reason.
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Hudzon   No more sleep   Nov 09, 2007, 03:18 AM
maximus242   Oh this question has been posed a number of times ...   Nov 09, 2007, 03:31 AM
trojan_libido   Sleep deprivation causes lack of focus ie fuzzy he...   Nov 09, 2007, 03:34 AM
maximus242   Going without sleep for too long actually results ...   Nov 09, 2007, 03:36 AM
astroidea   Going without sleep for too long actually results...   May 22, 2008, 09:00 PM
Hudzon   Which is the exact intention of this post, and as...   Nov 09, 2007, 04:07 AM
maximus242   Which is the exact intention of this post, and a...   Nov 09, 2007, 01:23 PM
dutch84   My post may have been a little vague given that we...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:20 AM
Molitor   11 days for a human. As far as I'm informed,...   Nov 26, 2007, 08:03 PM
dutch84   Which is the exact intention of this post, and a...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:08 AM
trojan_libido   Without knowing the real reason for sleep, then re...   Nov 09, 2007, 04:44 AM
dutch84   Without knowing the real reason for sleep, then r...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:12 AM
Enki   I have read somewhere that Leonardo was sleeping 1...   Nov 09, 2007, 06:42 PM
dutch84   I have read somewhere that Leonardo was sleeping ...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:25 AM
zhenka11230   Or if we go by the other theory - Preservation the...   Nov 11, 2007, 10:01 PM
dutch84   Or if we go by the other theory - Preservation th...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:28 AM
trojan_libido   Can you prove this? It seems that the closer peop...   Nov 11, 2007, 11:40 PM
Flex   Can you prove this? It seems that the closer peo...   Nov 12, 2007, 12:36 AM
code buttons   I wonder what different creatures we'd be, had...   Nov 12, 2007, 09:50 AM
dutch84   Can you prove this? It seems that the closer peo...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:31 AM
trojan_libido   I believe your right code buttons, the psychology ...   Nov 12, 2007, 10:19 AM
code buttons   We're not even sure if life can exist in a tw...   Nov 12, 2007, 11:33 AM
trojan_libido   I didnt know it was impossible, can you point me t...   Nov 12, 2007, 02:30 PM
code buttons   I spoke too soon. I don't have the proof. I t...   Nov 12, 2007, 03:14 PM
rhymer   Also without any proof, I would not be in the leas...   Nov 12, 2007, 04:03 PM
Nodas   I think the human world record without sleep is ab...   Nov 12, 2007, 10:35 PM
dutch84   I think the human world record without sleep is a...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:38 AM
trojan_libido   This show was very intriguing. http://en.wikipedia...   Nov 13, 2007, 12:11 AM
Orbz   This show was very intriguing. http://en.wikipedi...   Nov 14, 2007, 08:30 PM
dutch84   [quote name='trojan_libido' post='85315' date='No...   Dec 20, 2007, 09:40 AM
Enki   I tried for several times to apply so called Leona...   Nov 17, 2007, 11:56 AM
Supernova   Forget about the brain, the body needs some rest, ...   Dec 02, 2007, 12:37 PM
dutch84   Here's an idea that I've got, and don...   Dec 20, 2007, 08:57 AM
Cassox   The DaVinci sleep method is also called polyphasic...   Dec 20, 2007, 11:25 AM
dutch84   To elaborate on my theory that sleep is a period o...   Dec 21, 2007, 01:45 AM
dutch84   I'm actually planning to go to the Sleep disor...   Dec 21, 2007, 02:01 AM
Cassox   I'm actually planning to go to the Sleep diso...   Dec 21, 2007, 04:36 AM
dutch84   I'm actually planning to go to the Sleep dis...   Jan 27, 2008, 07:32 PM
Supernova   I watched this documentary, and they showed this g...   Jan 26, 2008, 06:35 PM
paranoia   Sleep is to turn off cognitive thought. Cognitive ...   May 16, 2009, 12:45 PM
astroidea   I just read an interesting theory journal about th...   Jun 07, 2009, 05:02 AM


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