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How many days in a row did Randy Gardner stay awake?
11 days / 264 hours
True or False: The video states that adults need about 10 hours of sleep per night.
False. It says adults need 7-8 hours; adolescents need 10.
Name two negative effects Randy Gardner experienced during his experiment.
Any two of the following: moodiness, trouble focusing, memory problems, paranoia, hallucinations.
What is the name of the brain's "cleanup mechanism" that is very active during sleep?
The glymphatic system.
Fact or fiction:t the video says that not getting enough sleep can make you feel moody.
Fact.
Fact or fiction: the rare sleep disease mentioned in the video makes people sleep for weeks.
Fiction.
What is the name of the rare, fatal genetic disease that stops a person from being able to sleep?
Fatal Familial Insomnia or FFI.
Fact or fiction: During sleep, your body can repair itself, even dna.
Fact.
Complete: The glymphatic system uses cerebrospinal fluid to ...
flush away toxic waste from the brain.
How old was Randy Gardner when he conducted his sleep deprivation experiment?
17 years old.
What is one thing that happens to our body when chemicals like adenosine and melatonin are released to induce sleep?
Breathing slows, heart rate slows, or muscles relax.
The video says that being sleep-deprived can impair your mood, memory, and what other critical ability?
Reaction time.
True or False: Scientists believe the suffering from sleep deprivation is caused by the brain running out of energy.
False. It's caused by the accumulation of waste products.
The video links chronic sleep deprivation to which two serious health conditions?
Diabetes and obesity.
What year did Randy Gardner's experiment take place?
1965.
The video describes a genetic mutation as a "nightmarish state of..." what?
Wakefulness.
