Caffeine
Caffeine blocks this
neurotransmitter keeping you
awake.
What is adenosine?
The full sleep cycle lasts
approximately this many
minutes.
What is 90 minutes?
Getting less than 8 hours of sleep can impair this type of memory critical for learning.
What is short term memory?
This condition causes sleep difficulty and disturbances
What is insomnia?
This phenomenon occurs when you are aware you are dreaming and may even control the dream.
What is lucid dreaming?
The half-life of caffeine, or
how long it takes to reduce by
half in your body, is
approximately this many
hours.
What is 5-6 hours?
This stage makes up about 50% of a typical night’s sleep.
What is Stage 2 (light) sleep?
Sleep boosts creativity and mood by processing learning during this sleep stage.
What is REM sleep?
Chronic lack of sleep weakens this bodily system, making you more prone to illness.
What is the immune system?
This rule says you should not adjust your sleep schedule by more than this many hours.
What is the “Rule of Two”?
Name three sources of caffeine
What is coffee, soda, tea, chocolate, guarana, energy drinks, supplements and pain killers?
How many sleep cycles do people have every night?
What is 4-6 sleep cycles?
Sleep deprivation impacts the ability to form these long-term brain connections, which are critical for mastering complex skills
What are neural pathways or synaptic connections?
Sleep-deprived individuals have increased risks of this condition, marked by high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
This type of noise can improve sleep by masking sudden sound disruptions.
What is white noise?
One shot of espresso from Starbucks has approximately this many mg of caffeine
What is 50mg?
Dreams occur more often during this
phase of sleep.
What is REM sleep?
This cognitive ability improves after a night of good sleep, helping athletes strategize.
What is decision making?
This cumulative effect from insufficient sleep is called this and can impair focus.
What is sleep debt?
This position during sleep increases the likelihood of sleep paralysis.
What is the supine position (laying on your back)?
This is the scientific reason you experience a caffeine crash once the stimulant wears off.
What is the buildup of unblocked adenosine binding rapidly to receptors?
This is why naps that are less than 30 minutes don't typically cause grogginess.
What is that you don't get into deep sleep?
Getting adequate sleep improves free throw percentage by this amount.
What is 2%?
Boredom can often unmask this problem
What is sleep deprivation?
These two sleep systems control our sleep drive
What is adenosine and circadian rhythm?