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Some electrophysiological studies have shown that neuronal activity patterns found during a learning task before sleep are reactivated in the brain during sleep. [86] This, along with the coincidence of active areas with areas responsible for memory have led to the theory that sleep might have some memory consolidation functions.
Sleep apnea due to TBI can be treated through positive airway pressure, [9] which helps with the development of a regular breathing pattern during sleep and prevents waking up. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia [ 6 ] [ 9 ] [ 13 ] also have been shown to effectively improve sleep in TBI patients.
Fatal insomnia is an extremely rare neurodegenerative prion disease that results in trouble sleeping as its hallmark symptom. [2] The majority of cases are familial (fatal familial insomnia [FFI]), stemming from a mutation in the PRNP gene, with the remainder of cases occurring sporadically (sporadic fatal insomnia [sFI]).
Researchers studying the brain’s final moments have gained new insight into the “wave of death” that occurs before a brain’s activity fully flatlines. When neural activity stops, it doesn ...
Scientists have managed to make death even scarier. According to a team of scientists in New York, the human brain is still very active after death, which means there's a chance you could actually ...
In a mouse study, researchers found that zolpidem (Ambien), a common sleep aid, could prevent the brain from effectively clearing up 'waste', though it remains unclear whether this could affect ...
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis. [1] [2] During an episode, the person may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear. [1] [3] Episodes generally last no more than a few minutes. [2]
In other words, these results suggest that shorter sleep duration interacts with high blood pressure to increase the risk of poor cognitive function and greater brain injury. How much sleep a ...