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Sleep

Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain sensory activity is inhibited. During sleep, there is a marked decrease in muscle activity and interactions with the surrounding environment. While sleep differs from wakefulness in terms of the ability to react to stimuli, it still involves active…

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Sleep

Nodes269
Edges268
Triples260
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007435
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Sleep

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related to In art · 26
Sleep → Albert Anker, Albert AnkerFlaming June, Artists, Carel FabritiusThe Sleep, Carriage, Faith, Francisco GoyaThe Second Class, Frederic LeightonNoon, Gogh, Half-brother Death, Honoré DaumierSleep, Ilya RepinThe Victory, John William WaterhouseTaking, Meir Kryger, Millet, Mädchen, Of, Ofenbank, Reason Produces Monsters, Rest
related to In mythology and literature · 26
Sleep → According, Can, Crete, Diogenes Laërtius, Epimenides, Finally, Greek, He, Hypnos, In, Irish, John Donne, John Keats, Keats, Knossos, Many, Mount Ida, Nyx, One, Percy Bysshe Shelley
related to Genetics · 15
Sleep → ABCC9, D2, DEC2, Dopamine, Dpyd, For, Genes, GWAS, Monozygotic, Neurotransmitters, PAX, The, This, VRK2, While
related to Drugs and diet · 13
Sleep → Ambien, Benadryl, Consuming, Drugs, GHB, Lunesta, MDMA, REM, Some, Sonata, Stimulants, The, This
related to Non-REM and REM sleep · 13
Sleep → AASM, During, It, N1, N2, N3, Non-REM, NREM, REM, Sleep Medicine, The, The American Academy, There
related to Further reading · 11
Sleep → Basheer, Bibcode, Brown RE, Control, July, McCarley RW, McKenna JT, Physiological Reviews, PMC, PMID, Strecker RE
related to Brain waves in sleep · 10
Sleep → Alpha, Beta, Delta, Each, EEG, Gamma, Stage, The, Their, Theta
related to Distribution · 10
Sleep → Bimodal, Chronotype, Chronotypes, Different, Genetics, Given, In, Industrial Revolution, Seven-year-olds, Under
related to Insomnia · 9
Sleep → Ambien, However, Imovane, Insomnia, Lunesta, Nonbenzodiazepine, The, White, Z-drugs
related to Awakening · 8
Sleep → Awakening, In, Internal, Most, On, One, REM, Sleepers

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Sleepis astate of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain sensory activity is inhibited0.90text
Sleepis ahighly conserved behavior across animal evolution0.90text
Sleepis arare0.90text
Sleepis amost peaceful way to die0.90text
smartphonesinstance ofCommon sources of artificial light include outdoor lighting and the screens of digital devices0.80text
televisionsinstance ofCommon sources of artificial light include outdoor lighting and the screens of digital devices0.80text
which emit large amounts of blue lightinstance ofCommon sources of artificial light include outdoor lighting and the screens of digital devices0.80text
a form of light typically associated with daytimeinstance ofCommon sources of artificial light include outdoor lighting and the screens of digital devices0.80text
irritability or temporarily impaired cognitive abilities in people who are predisposed to sleep a normal amount of time but not in people with FNSS.This sleep type is not considered to be a genetic disorder nor are there any known harmful effects to overall health associated with itinstance ofwhich leaves symptoms0.80text
depressioninstance ofthough many underlying factors may be involved in the causality behind this relationship.Sleep difficulties are furthermore associated with psychiatric disorders0.80text
alcoholisminstance ofthough many underlying factors may be involved in the causality behind this relationship.Sleep difficulties are furthermore associated with psychiatric disorders0.80text
and bipolar disorderinstance ofthough many underlying factors may be involved in the causality behind this relationship.Sleep difficulties are furthermore associated with psychiatric disorders0.80text

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