Thread: I've got a theory about why we fall asleep. . .

This sounds like a very interesting concept. Why we fall asleep I think is debatable for it seems we need /have to sleep.
The process you describe sounds logical to me.
The first part is one of the procceses with some forms of meditation. Although some may do it and not truely understand the logical reasoning to why it is happening.

Originally posted by Master_debator
When we become tired it's bevause our slow analytical (left brain) has run out of data to pick at. . .and once the analytical brain becomes quiet, our right brain begins to speak to us (hypnagogia).

While meditating your train of thought is usually to focus on something rythmic and redundant. Your heart, your breathing, something done over and over. This then creates what you describe to a degree. Your left brain gets tired or bored with the repetative nature of the process. It then lets the right brain enter more into your thoughts allowing things like hynagogic images and meditative states of awareness.

I will have to check out that www.winwenger.com . It sounds interesting. Thanks for the link.

Well...MY theory is we go to sleep because we need energy for the next day. Once we're out of energy, the brain will be like "ok you're tired, you're going to sleep".

And i have a question though, what if we take naps? Do you have the same theory for that? You're not tired...your just bored so you take a nap...

well nice theory btw

Originally posted by DopeyGuy
Well...MY theory is we go to sleep because we need energy for the next day. Once we're out of energy, the brain will be like \"ok you're tired, you're going to sleep\".

And i have a question though, what if we take naps? Do you have the same theory for that? You're not tired...your just bored so you take a nap...

well nice theory btw

Like you said "Once we're out of energy, the brain will be like "ok you're tired, you're going to sleep" <- thats your logical mind saying you're tired . . .and when you are tired. . .your logical mind goes nighty nighty. . .

If you are taking naps then your logical mind (analytical left brain) must be saying "I'm kind of exhausted. . .lets rest. . ." <- this is what allows your logical mind to go to sleep. . . If you are awoken suddenly from a dream (be it a napping dream or sleeping dream), it's your analytical brain saying "this can't be happening so I'm going to do the only LOGICAL thing and wake myself up". . .and more often than not thats why we have a hard time remembering our dreams <- that is unless we make a practice of writing them down. Because when we write them down, we are training our left brain to 'go with the flow' of imagery. . .

Originally posted by Master_debator


Like you said \"Once we're out of energy, the brain will be like \"ok you're tired, you're going to sleep\" <- thats your logical mind saying you're tired . . .and when you are tired. . .your logical mind goes nighty nighty. . .

Well, it's possible, but sleep is when we focus energy on more complex bodily functions, like synthesising new proteins to build and repair. Also, sleep and tiredness are characterised by increased hormone levels relating to things like the amount of sunlight. It doesn't seem as though it's all due to the brain being tired.

So, we definitely need sleep whether your theory is right or not. Your theory could be involved though.

Originally posted by Raylin


Well, it's possible, but sleep is when we focus energy on more complex bodily functions, like *synthesising new proteins to build and repair. Also, sleep and tiredness are characterised by increased hormone levels relating to things like the amount of sunlight. It doesn't seem as though it's all due to the brain being tired.

So, we definitely need sleep whether your theory is right or not. Your theory could be involved though.

I actually came up with my theory while reading 'The Einstein Factor' using a process known as freenoting (winwenger.com).

http://www.energybreath.com/Pages/brain2.html <= about The Einstein Factor