We actually don't know the function of sleep all that well yet, but sleep is a time of quiescence in the brain. — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
We think is happening in the brain, the way I like to think about it is, it's almost like, you're brain is… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So when you're in REM sleep, your brain is very active, our body is quiet, but your brain is really processing a… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So it's like your brain has a large filing cabinet and it's opening up each drawer and it's taking in various images… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Night terrors are in deep sleep, and they're more common in kids, as are nightmares, but what happens in a night terror… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Well, the actual function of the brain, not so sure yet. There's a lot of different theories about it, but when you… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When you're in the more deeper stages of sleep - REM sleep, your body is quiet, but your mind is actually very… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
There are some people who believe that dreams really are just kind of a throwaway thing. They are just a way of… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
There are people who have repetitive nightmares. And what happens is their brain is trying to process the stress and help their… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Sleep paralysis is something that is actually very common. Many people have it, I've had it myself. And what happens is, when… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When it comes to the reason why we have nightmares, we're still debating that. It's a new area of research, nightmares. And… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
If there's a lot of fear that's going on, if there's a lot of anxiety, it's manifesting itself in your nocturnal world so that… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
We try not using medications initially, and we use something called behavioral therapy for insomnia. This changes behaviors people do in bed, none of… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
And you cycle throughout so that you do about five to six cycles throughout the night. And we spend more time in REM later… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
Night terrors are very different from nightmares. A lot of people will think they're the same, but they're really not. Night terrors - you… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
We're not really sure why it [broken circadian rhythm] continues, but when they become adults, we usually have to treat it because many people… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
Some patients are still having insomnia, but it's seems worse to them than actually it is. So, if they say they're sleep deprived, they… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
Sleep paralysis is something that is actually very common. Many people have it, I've had it myself. And what happens is, when you're in… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So you have Sleep Stage One, Two, and then Three/Four. One is a little bit lighter stage of the quiet, non-REM sleep and then… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
The other option we have are medication treatments. So you'll have the treatments such as Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, and we'll also have Rozerem and… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So, sleep deprivation, and sometimes an insomnia, which is a little bit of a different form, but just getting a lack of sleep, can… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So when it comes to circadian rhythms, it's a clock that's basically programmed in our body. So if you think back to times when… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
There's confusional arousals, there are states in deeper sleep that can happen where people will go and they'll disappear and they'll take on some… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So someone who is a child usually goes to bed about 8:00 or 9:00 at night, but then when they have a circadian rhythm… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
People tend to remember their dreams in the morning a little bit better and if earlier in the night, when you're in a lot… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
