News & Noteworthy
Sleep journal - virtual issue on insomnia
Dr. Daniel Buysse Deputy Editor-in-Chief, SLEEP - selection of important Sleep journal articles on insomnia.
Neural substrates of dreaming
High density EEG comparing brainwaves of REM and NREM, with or without dreams and if dreaming whether thoughtful or visual or w/w'out faces. Real-time prediction. Siclari et al, 2017.
Parasomnias and insomnias
Submissions invited for a new book exploring sleep-related disassociated states
Night Watch in One Brain Hemisphere during Sleep Associated with the First-Night Effect in Humans
Typically human sleep is poorer the first night at a new location. Dolphins, some seals, some birds are able to shut down (sleep) one hemisphere and not the other, and then alternate. This paper shows humans may have at least in part some of this ability which is revealed in this study. Not sleeping with one eye shut and the other open, but half awake?
Jet Lag Calculators
New page on jet lag calculators
Colour As a Signal for Entraining the Mammalian Circadian Clock
Raises the question with an animal study as to whether colour is also important for entraining the biological clock in addition to brightness.
Human longevity is associated with regular sleep patterns, maintenance of slow wave sleep, and favorable lipid profile
sleep, longevity, slow wave sleep, actigraphy, lipid profile, EEG spectral analysis
Snoring - Obnoxious (but medically innocent) noise or wakeup call for sleep medicine?
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2014.09.002 (for updating)
An Essay on Sleep-Related Sexual Behaviours and Offences Related to Sexual Behaviours
Initial thoughts on this controversial area.
Sleep disorders affect society
New book edited and published
ICSD-3. Sleep disorders re-classified
The third edition of the American International Classification of Sleep Disorders was published March 2014. There are significant changes in the sections on insomnia (inability to sleep appropriately) and parasomnias (unwanted behaviours during sleep).
RSM - Royal Society of Medicine
The new website is up.
Sleep Screening Applications for Smartphones
Not exactly news but worth noting. Research paper pointing out that most if not all Smartphone 'sleep measuring' devices are not scientifically validated.
Do rapid eye movements in REM (dreaming) sleep follow the dream imagery?
Apparently yes. A study conducted in REM Behaviour Disorder
Human pharmacology of sleep: a work in progress?
Review article considering primarily insomnia and stimulant compounds, not restless legs, PLMS, narcolepsy, hypersomnia etc. Deals with fundamentals such as sleep function, sleep measurement, sleep control mechanisms, etc.