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 and memories from the day, consolidating what it needs to and puts in whatever file. And then if… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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