Neurophysiology

For the very first time, scientists have recorded the brain waves of a dying person

Today we mark the World Sleep Day. Studies over the past year have shown the divergent negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on sleep quality. These data are particularly worrying given the relationship between sleep and immunity.

Dr. Petar Chipev - specialist in sleep medicine at the European Society for Sleep Research and pulmonologist commented on BNR:

The coronavirus has affected many aspects of life but sleep is among those that are most concerning, according to the chairman of Turkey Respiratory Research Association (TÜSAD).

Dr. Oğuz Köktürk told Anadolu Agency that sleeping and waking up late have caused sleep-wake rhythm disorders that are currently seen more often in the current state of home isolation.

Which countries are getting the most sleep on average? If you live in the Netherlands or New Zealand, you’ll probably manage to get slightly more than eight hours per night, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. However, if you live in Japan or Singapore, you’ll probably sleep about a half hour less then eight hours.

There are currently 24,615 drugs convicts in jail in Turkey, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said, calling on locals to denounce drug sellers wherever they see them.

Over the years, scientists have come up with a lot of ideas about why we sleep.

Some have argued that it’s a way to save energy. Others have suggested that slumber provides an opportunity to clear away the brain’s cellular waste. Still others have proposed that sleep simply forces animals to lie still, letting them hide from predators.

Sleep deprivation can have different consequences on different people. I have difficulty concentrating and become surprisingly hyperactive. I found out about another effect last week