Why can't you remember falling asleep?

Answer 1

It's not uncommon for people to not remember their dreams.

Dreaming is actually a "byproduct" of the way that your brain processes information.

When you are awake, things that you are learning are stored chemically in the brain. When you sleep, the brain processes those chemical memories and forms permanent memories by generating new synapses. Dreaming can be part of the process of your brain "testing" these new synaptic connections.

The reason people cannot remember dreams is generally due to sound sleep; if you do not awaken during or shortly after a dream occurs, you mind does not transfer the awareness of that dream from short-term to long-term memory.

One method of remembering a few dreams is to set an alarm clock to awaken you several times during your normal sleeping period. When you awaken with thoughts of a dream in your mind, immediately record those thoughts on paper without getting out of bed. Such snippets of dreams are not likely to make much sense once you are fully awake, but they will provide evidence that you do, indeed, dream while sleeping, whether you remember those dreams or not.

Answer 2

You can roughly divide sleeping into light sleep and REM sleep, dreams occur during REM sleep. if you go to sleep you will pass so called dream stages. you gradually lose consciousness and. by the time you reach REM sleep you woun't be aware of anything with your conscious mind. so therefor not remembering a thing hapening during your sleep. though if you wake up inside your dream or when you wake up during the REM sleep you'll be able to remember your dream. but to not forget about what heppend in your dream you have to actively remember or recite what happend.

Answer 3

Having sleepless night, may happen because of many reasons. It may due to worries, tensions or some thought continuously goes on in your subconscious minds which don't let you have a good sleep. For this you can talk to your close friend or relative or any other person with whom you feel comfortable sharing your thoughts and any other issues which disturb you. It will not solve your problems or your worries will not sweep away but once you talk with friend or relative or any other close person, you will feel sign of relief. And this will help you to have good sleep.

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Answer 4

during deep sleep in night ;the response is short lived and doesnt propagate at all.some how it doesnt travel anywhere.consciousness depends on ability of brain to integrate information.it rests on brain various regions to talk to oneanother.in brain messages are relayed along the network of axonfibres.these neurons transmit information along each other electrochemically.

Nerve-signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters control whether we are asleep or awake by acting on different groups of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain. Neurons in the brainstem, which connects the brain with the spinal cord, produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine that keep some parts of the brain active while we are awake. Other neurons at the base of the brain begin signaling when we fall asleep. These neurons appear to "switch off" the signals that keep us awake. Research also suggests that a chemical called adenosine builds up in our blood while we are awake and causes drowsiness. This chemical gradually breaks down while we sleep.

During sleep, we usually pass through five phases of sleep: stages 1, 2, 3, 4, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. These stages progress in a cycle from stage 1 to REM sleep, then the cycle starts over again with stage 1 . We spend almost 50 percent of our total sleep time in stage 2 sleep, about 20 percent in REM sleep, and the remaining 30 percent in the other stages. Infants, by contrast, spend about half of their sleep time in REM sleep.

During stage 1, which is light sleep, we drift in and out of sleep and can be awakened easily. Our eyes move very slowly and muscle activity slows. People awakened from stage 1 sleep often remember fragmented visual images. Many also experience sudden muscle contractions called hypnic myoclonia, often preceded by a sensation of starting to fall. These sudden movements are similar to the "jump" we make when startled. When we enter stage 2 sleep, our eye movements stop and our brain waves (fluctuations of electrical activity that can be measured by electrodes) become slower, with occasional bursts of rapid waves called sleep spindles. In stage 3, extremely slow brain waves called delta waves begin to appear, interspersed with smaller, faster waves. By stage 4, the brain produces delta waves almost exclusively. It is very difficult to wake someone during stages 3 and 4, which together are called deep sleep. There is no eye movement or muscle activity. People awakened during deep sleep do not adjust immediately and often feel groggy and disoriented for several minutes after they wake up. Some children experience bedwetting, night terrors, or sleepwalking during deep sleep.

hence we dont have consciousness during sleeping.

Answer 5

I dont know as I sleep very well at night