ASSIGNMENT | How does sleep affect learning and retention?

Topic 3: Discussion 1
Good sleeping patterns have a significant role to play in the well-being of man. The length, time, posture and other factors surrounding sleep all play part in defining the body functions. One aspect that sleep is critical although ignored by many is in learning.
Consequences of Lack of Enough Sleep to Leaners
At the college level, it is recommended that students ought to have proper sleep of between 8-9 hours a night. According to Dr Alapat, who is the medical director of the Harris Health Sleep Disorder center, depriving the body enough sleep negatively affects one’s mood, the level of energy as well as their ability to focus or concentrate and hence directly make them get lower academic performance (Ahrberg et al., 2012). For some…