According will report Science Daily , researchers found that during the period of sleep known as REM, the chemistry of stress off, the brain processes emotional experiences and copes difficult memories. It also states that "The stage of sleep, based on its unique composition of neurochemicals, provides a form of therapy during the night, a balm that eliminates the sharp corners of the emotional experiences of the previous day." During this time also which usually lasts up to 20% of the hours of sleep a healthy human being, memories are being reactivated, are put into perspective, connect and integrate , but in a state where the neurochemical stress are beneficially suppressed. For its part, People with PTSD may not effectively take advantage of therapy at night and not reach the state of REM properly. For this reason, when sleep the memories return and fail to separate the pain of memory.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dreaming helps heal painful memories
Dreaming may be the best way to heal old wounds. This according to a new study published by the University of California at Berkeley and published in Current Biology , which indicates that spending time dreaming while you sleep may help to overcome the painful memories.
According will report Science Daily , researchers found that during the period of sleep known as REM, the chemistry of stress off, the brain processes emotional experiences and copes difficult memories. It also states that "The stage of sleep, based on its unique composition of neurochemicals, provides a form of therapy during the night, a balm that eliminates the sharp corners of the emotional experiences of the previous day." During this time also which usually lasts up to 20% of the hours of sleep a healthy human being, memories are being reactivated, are put into perspective, connect and integrate , but in a state where the neurochemical stress are beneficially suppressed. For its part, People with PTSD may not effectively take advantage of therapy at night and not reach the state of REM properly. For this reason, when sleep the memories return and fail to separate the pain of memory.
According will report Science Daily , researchers found that during the period of sleep known as REM, the chemistry of stress off, the brain processes emotional experiences and copes difficult memories. It also states that "The stage of sleep, based on its unique composition of neurochemicals, provides a form of therapy during the night, a balm that eliminates the sharp corners of the emotional experiences of the previous day." During this time also which usually lasts up to 20% of the hours of sleep a healthy human being, memories are being reactivated, are put into perspective, connect and integrate , but in a state where the neurochemical stress are beneficially suppressed. For its part, People with PTSD may not effectively take advantage of therapy at night and not reach the state of REM properly. For this reason, when sleep the memories return and fail to separate the pain of memory.
