Insomniacs have different brains, researcher says
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 15:20
in Psychology & Sociology
The brains of older adults with chronic sleep problems look different from those of adults who have enjoyed enough sleep. Yet the older adults function well despite their lack of sleep. They switch to a continuous form of mild stress, as a result of which they sometimes even perform better than contemporaries who enjoy a good night's sleep, according to a Dutch researcher.