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In the last chapters, what is applicable to me is to know if medical professionals have enough sleep, so that I will not be misdiagnosed by them.

In Chapter 13, I have learned about - the effects of artificial lights and the consumption of alcohol, on sleep. More importantly, I have learned that a cool temperature in a room induces sleep.

In Chapter 12, I have learned about not having too little sleep or too much sleep - being the ideal 8 hours per night. Also, there are some sleep disorders, such as insomnia and so on. When there is lack of sleep or no sleep, there is a likelihood of early death.

Dreams can act as inspirations to life's problems.

In Chapter 9, the author talks about Sigmund Freud theories of dreams. Besides that, MRI scanner is used to analyze a person's dreams. They can tell what the person has dreamed (for example a car), but they can't tell the model of the car he has dreamed (for example a Mercedes). Scientific research which is memorable for me throughout the chapter.

In Chapter 8, I have learned about the relation of sleep with physical health. Having enough sleep helps you to lose weight, having normal menstrual cycle and keeps you looking attractive. It also helps to cure a serious bout of flu. Also, it keeps you from aging fast. So many hidden benefits of sleep!

In Chapter 7, one of the things I have learned is when you start to fall asleep when driving, take a break from driving to avoid crashing. This is not only in this book, but also I have learned from my driving course way back then. Apart from that, there are other new information as well - one of them is a part of the brain called amygdala, and relation to sleep.

In Chapter 6, I have learned about the relationship between sleep and learning memory. More interestingly, sleep is an intelligent mechanism that helps you to forget too, for reasons. Apart from that, sleep also improve motor skills such as playing the piano or driving a car. Lastly, it enhances creativity.

In Chapter 5, I have learned about sleep in many different stages of life - from fetus, babies, children, young adults, old adults and elderly.

The significant thing is the relationship between sleep and schizophrenia, that schizophrenic are less mature because of their disrupted sleep stages. More importantly, it is about sleep in the elderly (related to my aging parents).