Sleep-Engineering: Improve Your Life By Manipulating Your Sleep
We spend 1/3rd of our life asleep, which suggests it is doing something very important. But, what is all of this for? And why does every animal species appear to need sleep? Based on the latest neuroscientific research Penny Lewis shows why sleep is thought to be critical for combining and restructuring memories, and thus to form the basis of creativity.
Penny (Penelope) Lewis is a neuroscientist at the University of Manchester, where she runs the Neuroscience and Psychology of Sleep (NaPS) lab. Her research investigates the role of sleep in strengthening and altering memories and the ways people can use this to their advantage. She is the author of The Secret World of Sleep, which has sold around 10,000 copies, and has written for a variety of popular science publications, including New Scientist, Scientific American and BBC Focus.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
What Happens To You If You Don’t Get Sleep
Professor Matthew Walker is the Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab. We feature several of his videos where he discusses the latest discoveries about sleep and how it impacts our life, wellness, and lifespan.
In this video, he lists what happens to your body and brain if you don’t get enough sleep. Click ‘…more’ to see the transcript of the whole video.
Sleep and Vitamin D
Dr Stasha Gominak Discusses Sleep and Vitamin D
Why does my brain sleep
by Matthew Walker, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Matthew Walker earned his PhD in neurophysiology from the Medical Research Council in London, UK, and subsequently became an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School in 2004. He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of California Berkeley. He is the recipient of funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. In 2006 he became a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. His research examines the relationship of brain and sleep, and the impact of sleep on human brain function in healthy and disease populations.
Sleep Apnea and Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes Linked To Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnant Women
Between three and eight per cent of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes in Australia. Gestational diabetes is a condition where glucose levels in the blood rise to above normal levels in pregnant women. This form of diabetes occurs typically in the second trimester.
A new study found a link between gestational diabetes and sleep apnea, which causes brief interruptions in breathing during sleep. If sleep apnea goes untreated, it can raise the risk for stroke, cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.
Sleep Apnea and Women Brain Damage
Women With Sleep Apnea Have Higher Degree of Brain Damage Than Men, Study Shows
A first-of-its-kind study into sleep apnea has shown that women suffering from sleep apnea have, on the whole, a higher degree of brain damage than men with the disorder. The findings were presented last December 2012 by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing.