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The Cognition and Sleep Quality Connection
Cognition and Sleep Quality Connection Mental health and cognition are two key benefits of quality sleep. Researchers continue to learn about the importance of sleep for cognition and mental health. Quality sleep can improve thought processes, mood, and efficiency. Poor sleep, however, can affect the ability to think clearly, focus, and even regulate emotions. There are things you can do to improve your sleep to make the most of your mental capacity. Major factors in
Insomnia and Depression
Insomnia and depression– it often seems that the two go together. In fact, science has shown a strong association between the two conditions. Healthier Sleep spoke with Tarun Amalnerkar, Master of Physiotherapy, about the relationship between insomnia and depression. Insomnia and Depression Insomnia and depression can be bidirectional, meaning if you have insomnia, you are more likely to develop depression. Likewise, if you have depression you are inclined towards insomnia. Whether it is due to
Bedtime Reads – The Seven-Day Sleep Prescription
The Seven-Day Sleep Prescription By Aric A. Prather We need sleep to survive. It is as essential as food, water, and oxygen. So how can something that should be so instinctual be so hard? Dr. Prather runs a successful sleep clinic and has cracked the code to help even the most restless sleepers get a good night’s rest. In The Sleep Prescription, Dr. Prather shares the powerful solutions that he uses to help his own
Understanding How and Why We Dream
Have you ever woken up from a dream that felt so real, you could still feel it? Or maybe you had a dream that was so strange, you had to wonder what was going on inside your brain. Dreams are fascinating, and while we don’t know everything about them, scientists have discovered a lot about the biology behind dreams. What Are Dreams? Dreams are experiences that occur in our minds while we sleep. They can
First Night Effect
Have you ever travelled somewhere and couldn’t sleep well the first night? If so, you are not alone. This common experience is known as the First Night Effect (FNE). What is the First Night Effect? Healthier Sleep spoke with Dr. Björn Rasch from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, a psychologist specializing in the sleeping brain. He tells us FNE was noticed years ago. People recorded significantly poorer sleep the first night compared to the second
Ask the Sleep Experts
What are parasomnias and how do they affect sleep quality? Maya Ramagopal: Parasomnias are disruptive behaviors that occur during sleep and decrease sleep quality. They can occur at any time during sleep and can be seen during both rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep. Non-REM parasomnias include sleepwalking, sleep talking, and confusional arousals. REM parasomnias include nightmare disorders, isolated sleep paralysis, and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). There are other types of parasomnias as
Fright in the Night – Nightmare Disorders
Everyone experiences bad dreams or nightmares. But for some people nightmares are a part of sleep they cannot escape. When nightmares become a consistent part of sleep, it escalates to a disorder. Nightmares are not the only frightening sleep disturbances; fright in the night can also include sleep terrors. Understanding nightmare disorders and sleep terrors may help those struggling to sleep. What are Nightmare Disorders Nightmare disorder is the repeated occurrence of nightmares that are
Circadian Regulators
New findings in circadian regulators Scientists from Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School and the University of California, Santa Cruz, may have discovered the secret to regulating our internal clock. They identified a regulator at the tail end of a protein, Casein Kinase 1 delta (CK1δ), which acts as a pace setter for our circadian rhythm. Also known as our internal biological clock, or the natural 24-hour cycles that control sleep-wake patterns and other
Parasomnias
The Buzzword is Parasomnias Parasomnias are undesirable behaviors or experiences that occur either during entry into sleep, within sleep, or awakenings from sleep. It is likely that you or someone you know has experienced a parasomnia at one time. Parasomnia is an umbrella term for a variety of behaviors such as sleep talking, sleepwalking, sleep eating, nightmare disorders, sleep terrors, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD), where the sufferer acts out their
Lucid Dreaming
When we fall asleep, we often start dreaming. Some dreams you remember, and some you don’t. Some are vivid, almost like movies. Others are simpler, closer to our waking thoughts. In some, you may even start recognizing that you are in fact dreaming; these are called lucid dreams. Although there are still many things that we do not know about lucid dreams, scientists are investigating what makes them so special and how they can be
Clinician as Advocate: Five questions with Morenikeji Komolafe
Morenikeji Komolafe is a Professor of Neurology at Obafemi Awolowo University, managing patients with sleep disorders. She has been practicing for 25 years. Healthier Sleep magazine staff had an opportunity to ask Dr. Komolafe a few questions about her advocacy in Africa. What led you to work in sleep medicine? I wanted to be able to manage my patients better. A lot of my patients had complaints of poor sleep, some with insomnia, neurological symptoms
Narcolepsy Network
Narcolepsy Network is a long-standing patient organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH). It was established in 1986 by a group of 11 women with the goal of increasing awareness of the benefits of early diagnosis while supporting and promoting narcolepsy research. At the time there were no treatments for narcolepsy. Advocacy In 1990, Narcolepsy Network met with Congress to advocate for a sleep research center. As a
