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“We actually don't know the function of sleep all that…” quote by Shelby Harris — Download Open image

“We actually don't know the function of sleep all that well yet, but sleep is a time of quiescence in the brain.”

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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…

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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…

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We try not using medications initially, and we use something called behavioral therapy for insomnia. This changes behaviors people do in bed, none of…

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And you cycle throughout so that you do about five to six cycles throughout the night. And we spend more time in REM later…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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So, sleep deprivation, and sometimes an insomnia, which is a little bit of a different form, but just getting a lack of sleep, can…

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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…

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