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The Brain That Won’t Shut Down: How Fragmented REM Sleep Breeds Depression TL;DR: Chronic insomnia fragments REM sleep through persistent hyperarousal, preventing emotional memory consolidation and creating a vicious cycle that breeds depression—but cognitive-…
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A panel of Chinese medical experts has reached a consensus on recommended medications for rapidly and effectively treating symptoms of acute stress disorder (ASD) in pilots. The goal is to quickly relieve symptoms and restore cognitive function to ensure fligh…
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New research provides further evidence that insomnia is characterized by brain hyperarousal, even when controlling for symptoms of depression and anxiety. The study used electroencephalography (EEG) to measure daytime brain activity in patients with insomnia d…
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