The Neuroscience of Sleep: How The Brain Controls Sleep

[@SharonLusk]

Thanks!

[@senseofmindshow]

Thank you so much, Sharon!

[@vimalsingh6917]

Hi Andrew. Lovely presentation. As a student of neuroscience and having a special interest in sleep and circadian rhythms, I find your style simple and easy to grasp. Wishing you all the best to get to your Patreon goal. Have subscribed and like you!

[@senseofmindshow]

That's really great to hear. Thank you so much for your support!

[@cgsansone]

Thank you for describing the effects of sleep and sleep deprivation on the brain. This has been helpful. It also got me questioning how cognitive/emotional trauma affects the brain? Specifically, do effects on the brain vary by the ages when psychological trauma happens? That is, does early childhood trauma affect the brain differently than traumas incurred in later childhood or in adulthood? Thanks for considering this.

[@jasonlopez1220]

How does doing night shift effects sleep because I have to work during the night and sleep during the day.

[@locustphysalis3300]

there could be an interesting connection between neuroscience research in free will and the evolution of wakefulness

[@garrybrown3165]

Excellent review. If you are interested, there is a book "The Promise of Sleep" by William Dement, MD, who was the head of the Stanford University sleep lab for more than 25 years. Dr. Dement reviews the history of study of sleep and his own experience at Stanford. My wife is a coronary care nurse and diagnosed me with sleep apnea in 1997 when we were living in Charleston, WV. The diagnosis was confirmed by a sleep study at Charleston Area Medical Center in January of 1998. I have had a CPAP/biPAP machine since then and would not leave home without it. GJBrownDO 1/3/12023 2020 Eastern

[@Ishan-k3n]

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[@Ishan-k3n]

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[@Ishan-k3n]

My question to you is how can we control our sleep time

[@ljcooper60]

Does lack of sleep increase the chance of dementia or Alzheimer’s ?

[@senseofmindshow]

Yes, unfortunately it does seem that lack of sleep is a risk factor for future Alzheimer’s. However, it’s never too late to start working to improve your sleep. Also, the brain is changeable throughout life, so you can make changes now that can ameliorate or robustly stave off cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s. Sleep is a big part of that. If you want to get better sleep, I know of no better resource than this episode of the Huberman Lab podcast: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmPEiIygiKZkgMU

[@mimireads8538]

Tell me what an old woman can do to sleep😢

[@senseofmindshow]

Since I'm not an expert in sleep strategies and I haven't done enough research on it to feel confident in giving you specific advice, I will point you to what I think is the best, most comprehensive resource I have found on that question. That is, Dr. Andrew Huberman's podcast episode about sleep. He does an excellent job of breaking down the science and providing lots of tools and strategies you can use to help you get better sleep. Here is a link to that episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmPEiIygiKZkgMU And here is a written version of that same episode: hubermanlab.com/toolkit-for-sleep/ Finally, I would just say that there are doctors and psychologists who specialize in insomnia, and they would probably be the best people to reach out to. Best wishes.