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True or false: If you stopped sleeping, you would have all 24 hours of the day to do everything you never had time for.
True or false: If you stopped sleeping, you would have all 24 hours of the day to do everything you never had time for.
True (A)
True or false: The average person spends half of their life lying in bed, eyes shut, snoring away.
True or false: The average person spends half of their life lying in bed, eyes shut, snoring away.
False (B)
True or false: Your body releases hormones and repairs tissues while you sleep.
True or false: Your body releases hormones and repairs tissues while you sleep.
True (A)
True or false: After 24 hours of no sleep, you would feel completely fine.
True or false: After 24 hours of no sleep, you would feel completely fine.
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True or false: Sleeplessness stimulates the mesolimbic pathway in your brain, releasing dopamine and making you feel happy and full of energy.
True or false: Sleeplessness stimulates the mesolimbic pathway in your brain, releasing dopamine and making you feel happy and full of energy.
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Explain the benefits of sleep for the human body.
Explain the benefits of sleep for the human body.
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What initial effects would you experience after 24 hours of no sleep?
What initial effects would you experience after 24 hours of no sleep?
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Why is the statement 'The average person spends one third of their life lying in bed, eyes shut, snoring away' considered a waste of valuable time?
Why is the statement 'The average person spends one third of their life lying in bed, eyes shut, snoring away' considered a waste of valuable time?
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What are the potential long-term consequences of not sleeping?
What are the potential long-term consequences of not sleeping?
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How does sleeplessness affect the mesolimbic pathway in the brain?
How does sleeplessness affect the mesolimbic pathway in the brain?
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