When You’re Drowsy, Is Your Brain Partly Asleep?

[antares4141]

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2017/01/28/drowsy-brain-asleep/

 

[barbc56]

Fascinating, I have always been interested about the subject of sleep. I've certainly had real world experience, of course this is anecdotal. I have several sleep disorders and I think it may be an important factor with me/cfs and Fibromyalgia whether a contributing factor or downstream effect.

I think anyone with our disorder should have a sleep study but don't think this is usually used as a diagnostic tool.

I've read and my neurologist claims that by the time you get tired you may have already had the microsleeps you describe.

Thanks!

 

[AndyPR]

Lenny Jason reported in one of his recent talks finding that patients brains were in a Delta brain wave state, and that this can explain our cognitive issues.

 

[erin]

I feel I'm really not awake for hours after I'm physically awake and this is after some 10 - 11 hours of sleep. I maybe am awake only for 9, maximum 10 hours.

 

[antares4141]

Fascinating, I have always been interested about the subject of sleep. I've certainly had real world experience, of course this is anecdotal. I have several sleep disorders and I think it may be an important factor with me/cfs and Fibromyalgia whether a contributing factor or downstream effect.

I think anyone with our disorder should have a sleep study but don't think this is usually used as a diagnostic tool.

I've read and my neurologist claims that by the time you get tired you may have already had the microsleeps you describe.

Thanks!

The concept does make a lot of sense. Your welcome!

 

[Little Bluestem]

I think anyone with our disorder should have a sleep study but don't think this is usually used as a diagnostic tool.

I have had 2 sleep studies, but the were worthless because they were conducted by pulmonologists looking only for sleep apnea. To be useful, you need a sleep study conducted by someone who understands sleep archetecture. That is usually a neurologist.