how do you know if someone is really asleep?
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The person's eyes are closed. The person doesn't hear anything unless it is a loud noise. The person breathes in a slow, rhythmic pattern. The person's muscles are completely relaxed.
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Simply put, when the operator is controlling one of the bodies, either their own or the Avatar body, they're awake. When they're asleep in either body, they're asleep. The official Avatar : Pandorapedia states that when the consciousness is elsewhere, the vacant body is in a sleep-like state.
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['bedtime refusal and struggles going to bed.', 'frequent "curtain calls" after lights out (such as requests for drinks, hugs or stories)', 'difficulty falling asleep once in bed.', 'frequent or prolonged night wakings with difficulty returning to sleep independently.']
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It means it is more probable that they are lying. In order to know whether they are lying, you'll need to test your observation by forcing them into a situation where they have to lie and then watching the eye movement to know if it matches the situation where you observed rapid eye blinking.
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['He is able to make it through the day with minimal behavior changes or melt-downs. ... ', 'Night-time sleep increases. ... ', "He doesn't actually fall asleep during a nap attempt. ... ", "He is in an all day school program that doesn't schedule nap-time."]
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['7:00 a.m.: Awake.', '8:30 a.m.: Nap.', '9:30 a.m.: Awake.', '11:00 a.m.: Nap.', '12:00 p.m.: Awake.', '1:30 p.m.: Nap.', '3:00 p.m.: Awake.', '4:30 p.m.: Nap.']
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['Mirrors. Check your reflection to see if it looks normal.', 'Solid objects. Push your hand against a wall or table and see if it goes through. ... ', 'Hands. Look at your hands. ... ', "Time. If you're dreaming, the time on a clock will constantly change. ... ", 'Breathing.']
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['Waking up with a very sore or dry throat.', 'Loud snoring.', 'Occasionally waking up with a choking or gasping sensation.', 'Sleepiness or lack of energy during the day.', 'Sleepiness while driving.', 'Morning headaches.', 'Restless sleep.', 'Forgetfulness, mood changes, and a decreased interest in sex.']
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Patients in a coma appear unconscious. They do not respond to touch, sound or pain, and cannot be awakened. Their brains often show no signs of the normal sleep-wakefulness cycle, which means they are unlikely to be dreaming. ... Whether they dream or not probably depends on the cause of the coma.
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The best way to spot a liar is to look them in the eyes, according to scientists who say the number of times a person blinks will show if they are speaking the truth. Liars blink less frequently than normal during the lie, and then speed up to around eight times faster than usual afterwards.
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Patients in a vegetative state are awake, breathe on their own, and seem to go in and out of sleep. But they do not respond to what is happening around them and exhibit no signs of conscious awareness. With communication impossible, friends and family are left wondering if the patients even know they are there.
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['Their Pupils Are Dilated. fizkes/Shutterstock. ... ', "They Aren't Blinking As Often. ... ", 'They Start "Glitching" ... ', 'They Have Open Body Language. ... ', 'They Change The Tone Of Their Voice.']
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A sleep study is a test that records data about you while you sleep. It's usually done in a special lab. It's also known as a polysomnogram (PSG) or polysomnography. During the test, an EEG monitors your brain activity to identify sleep cycles and disturbances.
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['Your child is sticking with their daytime nap routine. Falling asleep on their own means your child needs the rest. ... ', "Your child's attitude changes due to lack of sleep. A sleepy child can become irritable, hyperactive, or downright mean. ... ", 'Your child shows signs of sleepiness.']
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sleep like a log. ... Sleep very soundly, as in I slept like a log, or She said she slept like a top. Both of these similes transfer the immobility of an object to that of a person who is sound asleep (since a top spinning quickly looks immobile).
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['Difficulty falling asleep at night.', 'Waking up during the night.', 'Waking up too early.', "Not feeling well-rested after a night's sleep.", 'Daytime tiredness or sleepiness.', 'Irritability, depression or anxiety.', 'Difficulty paying attention, focusing on tasks or remembering.', 'Increased errors or accidents.']
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Several sleep researchers said they're most worried about really short sleepers, those who get less than four hours, regardless of how this habit makes them feel. Experts also suspect that feeling tired or fuzzy-headed after sleeping four to six hours is a signal that something is wrong.