Brain imaging links chronic insomnia to reversible cognitive deficits
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 10:56
in Psychology & Sociology
A neuroimaging study in the 1 September issue of the journal Sleep is the first to find that cognitive processes related to verbal fluency are compromised in people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioural deficit. These specific brain function alterations can be reversed, however, through non-pharmacological treatment with sleep therapy...
Read the whole article on Science Centric
More from Science Centric
Related
- Brain imaging links chronic insomnia to reversible cognitive deficits without changes in behaviorMon, 1 Sep 2008, 2:56:52 EDT
- Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for chronic insomniaTue, 9 Jun 2009, 0:29:58 EDT
- Online cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in treating chronic insomniaMon, 1 Jun 2009, 7:50:27 EDT
- Fighting sleep, Penn researchers reverse the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivationTue, 27 Oct 2009, 4:34:12 EDT
- Cognitive behavioral therapy improves sleep and pain in people with osteoarthritisSat, 15 Aug 2009, 11:50:10 EDT