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Oversleeping affects 4 to 6 percent of the population, one article points out. And while we don’t like to label things as strictly “bad” or “good,” too much sleep can indeed lead to and ...
Hypersomnia can be primary (of central/brain origin), or it can be secondary to any of numerous medical conditions. More than one type of hypersomnia can coexist in a single patient. Even in the presence of a known cause of hypersomnia, the contribution of this cause to the complaint of excessive daytime sleepiness needs to be assessed.
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by persistent sleepiness and often a general lack of energy, even during the day after apparently adequate or even prolonged nighttime sleep.
1. Fatigue. Research indicates that daytime sleepiness is the most obvious and common sign of sleep debt.If you feel groggy even after you’ve been awake for a while or if you find yourself ...
A study of 80 overweight adults found that over a two-week period, those who slept more than 6.5 hours each night were able to significantly reduce their calorie intake compared to those who slept ...
National Geographic Magazine has reported that the demands of work, social activities, and the availability of 24-hour home entertainment and Internet access have caused people to sleep less now than in premodern times. [205] USA Today reported in 2007 that most adults in the USA get about an hour less than the average sleep time 40 years ago ...
Accumulated and continuous short-term sleep deficit has been shown to increase and intensify psychophysiological reactions in humans to emotional stimuli. [5] The amygdala plays a strong functional role in the expression of negative emotions such as fear, and, through its anatomical connections with the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), has an important function in the subjective suppression of ...
Researchers at the University College London found that people tend to rate their feelings of happiness, life satisfaction, and sense of life being worthwhile highest in the morning, and lowest ...