Spindles Foster Sound Slumber

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Good morning, I have found that I can fall asleep in any situation, regardless of how loud. Whatever the scenaRio, my brain turns it into a dream, and until the moment I snore or my head lolls to one side, I think I'm awake. At nigHt, like now, I wake up, extremely agitated, many thoughts processing very quickly, and unable to retuRn to sleep.i

Fami GaFfs of TX 4:41AM February 25, 2011

I found people in deeper sleep have lower fractal dimension in his EEG signals.
Spindles in sleep stage 2 can reduce the effect of the white noise (which has fractal dimesion 2) by keeping the fractal dimension of EEG unchanged.

Sam Liaw 9:40PM August 18, 2010

I do not agree I am able to train myself in new environments to train and traffic noises and even party noises with time. When I was student teaching I lived by a railroad track and the train was very loud but I was able to teach my brain to ignore the train with time. When I was a kid I had a great deal of trouble blocking out noise. So much so I was often tired all day in school.

Beth Boyle of NY 9:17PM August 11, 2010

Is it possible that the reserach suggesting a reduced sensitivity to aversive stimuli in some long-term meditators could be a "training effect?" Perhaps these individuals have learned to shift their focus which may be linked to a concurrent alteration in brain function.

d. currey of TN 2:49PM August 11, 2010

I love the new research you have done on Spindles. It will be nice when we can find ways to produce more for those that have trouble sleeping. Keep working on it.
I also was not sure if a Spindle was a wave measurement on the EEG or if it is something that is produced by the Thalamus in a chemical manner. I see it is a signature of the thalamus but electrical or physical? Can we produce them chemically or are they an impulse picked up by the EEG electrically? Maybe both. Anyway, I am sure this will some day help others sleep better. Maybe live longer.

Myron Severson of AK 1:16PM August 11, 2010