In my last blog we were reviewing the fundamental question of why we sleep. We left off trying to sort out the level of activity of the brain and body during different stages of sleep (i.e. Non-REM and REM).
During non-REM the body and brain are at their most relaxed state. Ironically, most people think of REM as deep sleep, but actually during REM the level of brain activity resembles the awake state. Our most vivid dreams occur during REM, signified by the highly active brain. In...
Today we're going to talk some more about nightmares, particularly Night Terrors and REM Behavior Disorder. Nightmares are common in... Read more »
Earlier this month I told you about the FDA's proposed new Opioid REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies), which were surprisingly... Read more »
We finished the last blog in mid-thought. We were talking about REM sleep and the idea of brain plasticity- the rewiring of our brains... Read more »
In my last blog we discussed at length the different stages of sleep, namely non-REM and REM, the biological need for sleep to stay alive,... Read more »
Here's the catch-22. You are told by health professionals, sleep experts, magazine and news articles, headlines in the news - that... Read more »
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