The human brain… 100 billion neurons and an “infinite” amount of networks arising from communication between these neurons. To think there is something outside that, the mind as something separate from the brain… Continue reading
While reading an article on HowStuffWorks about hibernation (a state of energy conservation characterised by a lower body temperature, slower breathing, lower metabolism…), I was a bit puzzled by the following sentence “When an animal… Continue reading
When evaluating sleep, a distinction is made between different sleep stages. These sleep stages are based on electrical brain activity as measured by electroencephalography and the sleep scoring rules provided by the American Association… Continue reading
There have been some studies that attempted to interfere with slow wave sleep while keeping other sleep parameters intact, e.g. sleep duration, REM-sleep, stage 1-2 sleep duration, nocturnal awakenings… Such studies have revealed… Continue reading
In search of answers on many questions that pop into my mind, I came across Quora. This is a great Q(uestions)&A(nswer) site on a wide range of interesting topics. Although I’ve only answered two… Continue reading
I must admit, if I hear about something new, flashy and fancy I can’t help but get enthusiastic about it! Optogenetics, chosen method of the year 2010 by Nature Methods, is one of… Continue reading
Getting up in the morning and feeling that desperate need for coffee to get started with the day? We all know about the sleep-suppressing effects of caffeine (a substance of coffee), but how… Continue reading
Today I’m going to talk about the processes underlying our sleep-wake rhythm. I noticed there are already some nice blogs talking about today’s subject, e.g. http://cognitiveconvolutions.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-ideas-in-sleep-borbelys-two-process.html, but I’m still going to give it… Continue reading
This time I present you a short correspondence paper. I still need to find an efficient way to select new papers that I can discuss/summarize in a clear way, without you having to… Continue reading
Functional neuroimaging insight into how sleep and sleep deprivation affect memory and cognition. Michael W.L. Chee and Lisa Y.M Chuah Current Opinion in Neurology 2008, 21:417-423 Link to full online article (free)… Continue reading
