Tag: Sleep

Study looks at how we disconnect from the environment during sleep and under anesthesia

From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: During sleep and under anesthesia, we rarely respond to such external stimuli as sounds even though our brains remain highly… Read more »

Study suggests replacing time spent sitting with sleep or light activity may help improve mood

From the Iowa State University press release: Moving more and sitting less was a challenge for many of us, even before states started issuing stay-at-home orders. Despite disruptions to our… Read more »

Study suggests lack of sleep can lead to anhedonia in teens

From the Flinders University press release: Sleep patterns around the world have been disrupted as screen time increases and sleep routines change with COVID-19 self-isolation requirements. Negative mood is not… Read more »

Study links sleep difficulties to altered brain development in infants who later develop autism

From the University of Washington press release: Infants spend most of their first year of life asleep. Those hours are prime time for brain development, when neural connections form and… Read more »

Study suggests persistent and worsening insomnia may predict persistent depression in older adults

From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: Older adults with depression may be at much higher risk of remaining depressed if they are experiencing persistent or… Read more »

Study suggests students who listened to Beethoven during lecture – and in dreamland – did better on test

From the Baylor University press release: College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven and Chopin during a computer-interactive lecture on microeconomics — and heard the music played again… Read more »