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PSY_FP7310_Assessment_2_1.doc PSY-FP7310 The Sleep Drive: The Causes and Effects Biological Basis for Behavior Assessment 2: The Drive States Capella University The Sleep Drive: The Causes... and Effects Introduction To a lot of people, sleep can be a very precious state of mind that often eludes the average person. A daily routine often dictates and allows a person to attain the proper amount of sleep needed to perform at a high functioning level. The internal clock that ticks away within the ever-so intricate psychological mind regulates the amount of sleep needed. What is the sleep drive and how does it affect us? Researchers often describe the sleep drive as a homeostatic system, one which internal conditions, help regulate a healthy condition regardless of any external environmental conditions (Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, 2007). The Drive State of Sleep: What is it and Its Affects on Behavior (Describe the biological mechanisms involved in this drive; Explain how the drive state affects behavior) As the name would indicate, neurology is the study of the nervous systems interaction with the brain. And as the term would suggest, a neural pathway would be the route messages and sensations travel through the nervous system in a direction to and from the brain resulting in various observations and identifications of various behaviors and phenomena (Mumenthaler & Mattle, (2006). One of the main key components of the Papez circuit is the hippocampus. The Hip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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