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New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis Could Revive Dream Therapy In Psychiatry

30 July 2009 » In sleep

Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment

New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis Could Revive Dream Therapy In Psychiatry

People With Chronic Insomnia Require Increased Brain Activation To Maintain Normal Daily Function, Study Suggests

12 June 2009 » In sleep

PIs, like individuals who are acutely sleep deprived, may be able to maintain performance on different tasks if they are able to compensate with increased brain activation.

People With Chronic Insomnia Require Increased Brain Activation To Maintain Normal Daily Function, Study Suggests

Sleep Restriction Results In Weight Gain Despite Decreases In Appetite And Consumption

11 June 2009 » In sleep

energy intake exceeded energy expenditure during the sleep restriction.

Sleep Restriction Results In Weight Gain Despite Decreases In Appetite And Consumption

Genetic Link Found Between Anxiety, Depression And Insomnia

09 June 2009 » In science, sleep

The genes that play a role in adolescent insomnia are the same as those involved in depression and anxiety

Genetic Link Found Between Anxiety, Depression And Insomnia

Let Me Sleep On It: Creative Problem Solving Enhanced By REM Sleep

09 June 2009 » In science, sleep

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving.

Let Me Sleep On It: Creative Problem Solving Enhanced By REM Sleep

Surgery, Oral Devices Associated With Improvement In Sleep Breathing Disorder

23 May 2009 » In science, sleep

The mandibular advancement device prevents airway obstruction by moving the lower jaw forward.

Surgery, Oral Devices Associated With Improvement In Sleep Breathing Disorder

'Short-sleepers' May Develop Blood Sugar Abnormality That Can Lead To Diabetes

17 March 2009 » In sleep

People who sleep less than six hours a night appear to have a higher risk of developing impaired fasting glucose — a condition that can precede type 2 diabetes

‘Short-sleepers’ May Develop Blood Sugar Abnormality That Can Lead To Diabetes

Why Dreams Are So Difficult To Remember: Precise Communication Discovered Across Brain Areas During Sleep

09 March 2009 » In science, sleep

New research points to how memories are formed, transferred, and ultimately stored in the brain–and how that process varies throughout the various stages of sleep.

Why Dreams Are So Difficult To Remember: Precise Communication Discovered Across Brain Areas During Sleep

Why Sleep Is Needed To Form Memories

12 February 2009 » In science, sleep

cellular changes in the sleeping brain promote the formation of memories.

Why Sleep Is Needed To Form Memories

Another Reason To Avoid High-fat Diet: It Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock, Say Researchers

31 December 2008 » In science, sleep

Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of circadian rhythms

Another Reason To Avoid High-fat Diet: It Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock, Say Researchers

Skipping Sleep May Signal Problems For Coronary Arteries

31 December 2008 » In science, sleep

One extra hour of sleep per night appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery calcification

Skipping Sleep May Signal Problems For Coronary Arteries

CUTE THINGS FALLING ASLEEP

30 December 2008 » In blog, sleep, video

CUTE THINGS FALLING ASLEEP

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Can Have Genetic Causes

13 December 2008 » In sleep

Serotonin plays an important role in the complex processes in the digestive tract– just as it affects sleep, mood, and blood pressure.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Can Have Genetic Causes

CPAP Machines and CPAP Masks for the Treatment of Sleep Apnea

06 December 2008 » In sleep

CPAP Machines and CPAP Masks for the Treatment of Sleep Apnea

Black and white TV generation have monochrome dreams – Telegraph

19 October 2008 » In sleep, television

Do you dream in black and white? If so, the chances are you are over 55 and were brought up watching a monochrome television set.

Black and white TV generation have monochrome dreams – Telegraph

What You Smell As You Sleep Influences Your Dreams

22 September 2008 » In science, sleep

When using the unpleasant odorant, the emotional coloration of the dream was predominantly negative, while under stimulation with the pleasant stimulus, nearly all dreams had a positive coloration.

What You Smell As You Sleep Influences Your Dreams

Sleep Medicine Home Page

05 September 2008 » In sleep

This home page lists resources regarding all aspects of sleep including, the physiology of sleep, clinical sleep medicine, sleep research, federal and state information, patient information, and business-related groups.

Sleep Medicine Home Page

Exploring The Function Of Sleep

27 August 2008 » In sleep

The search for the core function of sleep can seem as elusive as the search for the mythological phoenix

Exploring The Function Of Sleep

Cells In Eye Could Help Control Sleep

26 August 2008 » In science, sleep

A set of nerve cells in the eye control our levels of sleepiness according to the brightness of our surroundings

Cells In Eye Could Help Control Sleep

Sleep Selectively Preserves Emotional Memories

14 August 2008 » In sleep

a period of slumber helps the brain to selectively preserve and enhance those aspects of a memory that are of greatest emotional resonance, while at the same time diminishing the memory’s neutral background details.

Sleep Selectively Preserves Emotional Memories