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Article: Sleep: more than meets the (shut-)eye. (includes related information on the stages of sleep, sleep labs, etc.)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- January 1, 1991
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Sleep More Than Meets the (Shut-)Eye
According to many sleep researchers, the average American is sleep-deprived, and young people are the segment of the population who are the most sleepy.
Dr. Mary Carskadon, director of chronobiology and sleep research at Bradley Hospital in East Providence, Rhode Island, has stated, "The average teen probably needs about 9-1/2 hours of sleep a night. Most teens get about 7 or 7-1/2 hours of sleep. This sleep deficit of about 2 to 2-1/2 hours per night piles up across the week. Thirty percent of high school students report that they fall asleep in class at least once a week. Many students severely restrict their ...