Talk:Slow-wave sleep

message: Hi everyone, for my physiology class, I chose to edit this article and would like some feedback on what I included (shown in bold and italics), and what I want to exclude (shown in strikethrough). In particular, I want to break up the current "Discussion" section into better organized sections. Also, I am having difficulty with the "Effects of Sleep deprivation" section (please help!) Please give me feedback before I go through with the major edits that I propose below. I wanted to show my edits incorporated onto the current article's descriptions. Thank you! C.q20n.17 (talk) 02:50, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Physiology Lab Student Assignment: Major article edits 

message: * Regarding "often referred to as deep sleep, consists of stage three..."  It should be made clear, before this sentence, that the original Stages 3 and 4 (less than 50%, more than 50%) are now (most often) combined to just Stage 3.  It was previously a bother to decide how much of which, and the difference isn't that critical.  Starting out with the quoted bit is confusing.
* Ref 9 needs fixing?
* "has been effected in individuals" could be reworded.  Maybe: has been seen? 
* Regarding "normal patients".  We avoid using the word patient where it is not necessary.  Could say "healthy people/person(s)", f.ex.
* Sleep spindle should be wikilinked.
* "...the non-learning control task." is awkward wording.
* 'Learning and Synaptic homeostasis' -- synaptic should not be capitalized.
--Hordaland (talk) 14:11, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Response(s) to the above 

message: I know this page is sparse on the details.... but there are so many references to slow wave sleep in other articles.. i thought it should be given its own page.
I though adding the image would be nice..... I'll add links to the other stages in the main sleep page.
MrSandman 18:34, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  First comments; from September 2005 to July 2006 

message: I arrived at this article as someone had mentioned to me that we need 100 minutes of "deep sleep" per day.  Deep sleep redirects here which seems fine but I found the article challenging to understand. I did one minor edit to better show how Slow-wave sleep (SWS) fits into NREM but see that a couple of edits are needed by someone well versed in SWS.
Something that caught my attention is the paragraph that starts with "Certain substances, such as benzodiazepines..." and says "as do the substances mentioned above".  Did a section on medications that increase SWS get edited out of the article or does the "substances mentioned above" refer to SSRI medications which are intended for an entirely different purpose than SWS modification?
The article does not address the "deep sleep" SWS questions I had in the first place. I've heard for years about the need for X minutes of REM sleep and so was curious on what the research shows on the need for "deep sleep" which I learned today is part of NREM.  Oddly, both this article and Non-rapid eye movement sleep are entirely silent on this issue other than people feel groggy for ~30 minutes on being awakened from SWS and tend to fall back into SWS rapidly.  I'll check back with the person that told me about the 100 minutes issue and only mention it here as it seems the lay people (me) are told we need so many minutes of such and such sleep per night and yet the Wikipedia articles, including sleep are silent on this issue other than reporting on sleep deprivation experiments. Marc Kupper (talk) (contribs) 19:49, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Complicated article 

message: This article lacks coherent information on the possible biological function of slow-wave sleep (both neurological and physical), for instance the possible role slow-wave sleep plays on declarative memory or the role slow wave sleep may play on physiological processes such as (anabolic processes) healing, growth, growth hormone production, and catabolic processes. As well as the potentially severe physical and neurological harm that can occur from the deprivation of this stage of sleep (as opposed to the impact of.... say REM sleep of stage N2 of NREM sleep).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.130.154.212 (talk) 16:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disjointed Article missing section on "Possible Purposes and Function of Slow-Wave sleep" 

message: Missing table of contents  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.130.154.212 (talk) 17:01, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  TOC 

message: I have no idea what this statement means:
After sleep deprivation there is a sharp rebound of SWS, suggesting its homeostatic control.
What does it mean for there to "be a rebound" of SWS after sleep deprivation?  What does it mean for it to "suggest its homeostatic control?"  Maybe there used to be some context that has been lost? 50.39.144.199 (talk) 23:57, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed, I hope.  --Hordaland (talk) 11:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

text: Bwrs (talk) 03:39, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Huh? 

message: Article stated "trazadone" (sic) was a TCA, removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.101.2.3 (talk) 20:50, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Trazadone" 

message: "An individual will sleep-walk leaving his or her bed in the middle of the night seeking out food, and will eat not having any memory of the event in the morning."
This sentence is ambiguous. Read one way, it implies that the subject finds food and eats it in the middle of the night. Alternatively, it could suggest that he or she will simply have breakfast without remembering having sleep-walked. (--Unfree) 208.54.85.140 (talk) 08:53, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguity 

message: Paragraph began with an uncited statement.  
*Formerly it ended:
Some resources reject it.
(That's 2 book refs, one from 2002 and one undated.)
*Recently changed to:
Some resources reject it.
(That's one ref, even older.)
Removed the entire paragraph  --  until statement is clarified and recent ref(s) provided.
--Hordaland (talk) 02:53, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refs for unclear statement 

message: Hello everyone, my name is Şeyma. I have taken on the responsibility of editing this Wikipedia article and would like to introduce myself briefly. I graduated from the psychology department and am currently pursuing a master's degree in 'Neuroscience' at Uskudar University in Istanbul, Turkey. I have completed all Wikipedia training modules to enhance my editing skills. As part of my assignment for the master's course 'Biotechnology in Neuroscience,' I have chosen to edit the article 'Slow-wave sleep'. My goal is to improve the overall article by enhancing references, citations, and making minor edits. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Additionally, I would appreciate any feedback or support for my edits.
Best regards, SeymaPsy (talk) 19:39, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Editing as an Assignment