Everyday Neuro: Psychology and Neuroscience Podcast
Everyday Neuro 020: The Well Intentioned Myths of Sleep and How to Treat Insomnia
December 4, 202224 min · 4,950 words
Show notes
In this episode I talk about sleep and the beneficial effects it has on the brain. We are joined by an expert in the field, the amazing Dr Michelle Ni Raghallaigh from The Sleep Sphere ( a NHS-trained insomnia specialist and cognitive neuroscientist who helps us to uncover some of the myths about sleep, understand more about the most common sleep disorder insomnia, and how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia or (CBTI) is the ‘gold standard’ treatmen…
Highlighted moments
A lot of people with chronic insomnia tend not to actually feel sleepy during the daytime. What's more typically described is actually a feeling of being tired but wired.
“it's for this reason is why sleep deprivation is actually more harmful than insomnia.”
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