Category: Neuroscience

Women are two times as likely to suffer from sleep disorders, such as falling and staying asleep, than men. Many reasons are behind this. The clinical definition of a sleep disorder is “a unsettling pattern of sleep that may include difficulty falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at unsuitable times, excessive total sleep time, or…

An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus. Auditory hallucinations need to be distinguished from endaural phenomena in which sounds are heard without any external acoustic stimulation but arise from disorders of the ear or auditory system. A common form of auditory hallucination involves hearing one…

Obstructive sleep apnea (also sometimes spelled sleep apnoea) takes place when a persons breathing stops as they sleep. It is defined as “a common sleep disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep.“ These interruptions of sleep are apneas, and they generally take place over a period of ten seconds or more and can…

Whoever would have thought that some men might shy away from having intimate relations because of the intense headache pain they experience as they are about to climax? This is a very real problem and although not common it can be a big issue for men in serious relationships. How do you tell your girlfriend…

Neurotrophin is a family of proteins that induce the survival, development, and function of neurons. They belong to a class of growth factors, secreted proteins that are capable of signaling particular cells to survive, differentiate, or grow. Growth factors such as neurotrophins that promote the survival of neurons are known as neurotrophic factors. Neurotrophic factors are…

If you are suffering from constant headaches while you are pregnant this can be an issue that requires further investigation. You need to determine a few facts before you can decide what actions are best taken. Are you having headaches because you are commonly a headache sufferer or are the headaches you are suffering a…

The term headache is used to describe a pain or discomfort in the head or neck. It is one of the most common medical problems and is the cause of untold hours in which work is missed, dates are broken and frustration reigns for those who are regular headache sufferers. Determining what the cause of…

Up to 40 percent of all American adults snore, but not many people are aware of what exactly causes snoring. How many people know what serious effects it can have on the health of you and those who live with you? Snoring is the rough sound that is produced when certain areas of the mouth…

Narcolepsy is one of the most unusual and rare of all sleep disorders. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder and medical condition which causes chronic and uncontrollable instances of daytime sleepiness. A person with narcolepsy can experience the sudden onset of sleepiness and fall asleep at a moment’s notice. They may drop whatever they happen to…