Sleep Patterns...
Below are our articles on the subject of Sleep Patterns. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Assessing Your Sleep Quality
Most of us only start to think about sleep when we have a problem. Until then, we are happy to go to bed and wake up refreshed. Problems such as insomnia may develop...
Astrocytes and Sleep
After many decades of research, scientists think they may finally have found the key to how sleep is regulated in the brain. Whilst this is unlikely to lead to a...
Body Clock and Sleep
Most of us are familiar with our own body clock. Given the opportunity of an extra hour in bed and we still wake up at the same time. Or, the party is still in full...
Developing Sleep Rhythms
Do you struggle to get to sleep at night but often feel as if it would be easy to nod off during the day? Do you find that sleeping on some occasions is easy but...
Lucid and Non Lucid Dreams
Everyone dreams during sleep. Some people remember their dreams and others may deny they dream at all. Dreaming is a normal part of sleep, but their significance has...
Rapid Eye Movement
It is amazing that the mind and body can be refreshed after a nights sleep. Far from being a time of stillness and relaxation, sleep may take us into parts of the...
Seasonal Sleep
As the days draw in and the nights become longer, most of us feel like retreating into the warm. It is not unusual to feel like a few extra hours in bed rather than...
Types of Insomnia
If you're persistently having problems sleeping, it's not hard to figure out that something is wrong. Working out what type of insomnia you have is the first step...
What Are The Patterns of Insomnia?
There are lots of us who suffer - or will suffer - from Insomnia at some point in our lives. Some of us will know why we are suffering from it whilst others will...
