Sleep Jeopardy

Sleep RX

100

The brain's "sleep signal" in a tablet form

Melatonin

200

Though not a medication, this tea has been commonly used to calm down and help facilitate sleep

Chamomile

300

Classified as an antihistamine, this medication will help with bee stings, allergies, and will also help you fall asleep

Benadryl

400

Used in the treatment of ADHD, this medication can actually aid in helping you fall asleep

Clonidine

500

It's a blood pressure medication, but can actually stop nightmares

Prazosin

Clean Up Your Sleep

100

The number of suggested hours of sleep per night

8 hours

200

Avoidance of these type of beverages before bedtime will help you fall asleep without feeling "wired"

Caffeinated beverages

300

The length of time it is recommended to avoid screens before bed

1 hour

400

Also known as thermoception, this sensation signals your brain that it might be time for bed

Cold

500

The amount of time you should spend trying to fall asleep before getting out of bed

30 minutes

Sleeping Animals

100

This sleepy house pet will spend up to 70% of its life sleeping

Cats

200

The sleepiest of all species, this animal spends up to 22 hours per day napping

Koala

300

These animals hold hands while sleeping to avoid drifting apart

Sea Otters

400

This mammal spends only 2 hours sleeping each night, and may do so standing up

Elephants

500

This aquatic animal will only let half of it's brain sleep at a time in order to stay alert and keep sqimming

Dolphins

In your dreams

100

The percentage of people who dream on any given night

100%

200

The stage of sleep where you dream, known as REM, which is associated with movement of this body part

Eyes

300

It's the ability to know when you are in a dream, and sometimes even control it

Lucid Dreaming

400

Done to process experience you have had through the day, dreams aid the hypothalamus in consolidating these

memories

500

You aren't psychotic! This is when you experience hallucinations as you're falling asleep, or just waking up

Hypnogogic hallucinations

Miscellaneous

100

The inability to fall asleep

Insomnia

200

Known as your body's internal clock, this system is regulated by sunlight, and tells your body when it is time to sleep

Circadian Rhythm

300

The specific color of the light spectrum most responsible for inhibiting to release of you body's sleep hormones

Blue Light

400

GH is a specific hormone released during sleep that signals the body to do this

Grow

500

Astrocytes and Microglia are the two cells that perform this vital function while you sleep

Cleaning