Memory, Brain Function, and REM Sleep: Are They Related?

Memory, Brain Function, and REM Sleep: Are They Related?
In my last blog we discussed at length the different stages of sleep, namely non-REM and REM, the biological need for sleep to stay alive, and started discussing what some researchers believe may be the function of some portions of non-REM sleep.  We reviewed how there is some evidence linking declarative memory (memory of facts and figures) to slow wave sleep and procedural memory (the ability to perform tasks like riding a bike or playing...

Infants: Child Development
Title: Infants: Child Development
Category: Health and Living
Created: 10/2/2009 4:33:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/2/2009 4:33:58 PM

Treating the Winter Blues
In my last blog we began a discussion of seasonal affective disorder or SAD.  We will pick up where we left off.   There is actually some debate in the psychiatric community whether or not SAD is actually a separate diagnosis, apart from general depression.  Those who claim it is not suggest that it is no more than a seasonal coincidence that occurs in someone with recurring episodes of depression.  As support to this idea...

As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret
Title: As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret
Category: Health News
Created: 10/8/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2009

Weight Loss Helps Sleep Apnea
Title: Weight Loss Helps Sleep Apnea
Category: Health News
Created: 9/29/2009 9:16:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2009 9:16:51 AM

'No Flu Shots for My Kids'
Title: 'No Flu Shots for My Kids'
Category: Health News
Created: 10/9/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2009

desipramine, Norpramin
Title: desipramine, Norpramin
Category: Medications
Created: 5/11/1998
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2009