Sleep and the aging brain

What are the changes that sleep experiences as we grow older?

Is there a relationship between sleep and the risk of dementia?

What are the manifestations that dementia may have on sleep patterns?

What is normal and abnormal with sleep when we grow older?

What can I do to have a better sleep as I grow old?

What is the impact on the family of sleep disruptions in patients with cognitive impairment?

How can I support my family member if there is an sleep disorder associated to cognitive impairment?

On this episode we will be discussing all these questions and more.

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Sleep pills, where we dive into the complex world of sleep in plain language. In this episode we will be discussing the following issues and more.

What is the relationship between sleep in chronic pain?

What are the disorders most frequently associated with sleep disruption in chronic pain?

What sleep related mechanisms may increase pain perception?

How sleep impacts quality of life of patients with chronic pain?

What can be done to improve sleep in patients with chronic pain?

Is it possible to improve sleep in patients who suffer from chronic pain?

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Does sleep have any effect on people with ADHD?

Can ADHD have sleep related symptoms?

Does ADHD medication have any impact on sleep? What can I expect as a patient and what can I do about it?

Do people with ADHD may have particular changes in sleep?

Is sleep an important area that people with ADHD should take care of, as part of their treatment?

If I sleep 8 hours does the time I do this have any impact on my attention?

Is there something I can do that improves my sleep and has a positive impact on attention, memory and emotional regulation?

We will be discussing all these issues and more on this podcast.

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On this episode we discuss what impact traumatic experiences may produce on sleep, both in acute and chronic situations, as well as the role that sleep has on the physiological process of overcoming trauma.

What changes in sleep do people who experienced traumatic experiences?

Are those changes different in acute and chronic situations?

What are the consequences that sleep changes may have on affective symptoms in patients who underwent traumatic experiences?

How is sleep related to trauma processing?

How can severe nightmares be faced from a therapeutic perspective?

What should not be done in relation to sleep after a traumatic experience.

After having a disrupted sleep for many years after a traumatic situation, can a normal sleep be achieved?

All this topics and more are discussed in this episode.

Women face changes in hormones along the menstrual cycle that may have a significant impact on different areas of their life. Among them, changes in sleep may happen.

Some particular periods represent moments of higher susceptibility to those sleep changes.

We also explore what can be done to improve sleep in woman when it is related to hormonal changes.

If you have questions about this topic or any other related to sleep and sleep health, you can contact us at: info@sleepneurolab.com.

In this episode we talk about the intersection between sleep and mood, particularly depression.

What effect does sleep have in mood regulation?

How are sleep duration and mood related?

What changes does patients with depression may have on sleep?

Do sleep interventions have a role in the treatment of depression?

In this episode we talk about complex behaviors that happen while sleeping, as sleep walking, enacting the nightmares, usually with behaviors that may be a danger for the person who perform it or the bed partner, and others.

If you wish more information about the topics discussed, you can reach us at: info@sleepneurolab.com.

On this episode we talk about the bidirectional relationship between anxiety and sleep disturbances.

How sleep interventions may improve anxiety?

How anxiety may become a perpetuating factor for insomnia?

What are the health consequences of the interplay between these two conditions?

If you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at: info@sleepneurolab.com