Not exact matches
Researchers at the 12th
International Neuroscience Winter Conference will explore, among other hot topics in neuroscience, the neurobiology of courtship, new gene therapy approaches in Parkinson's disease, the role of
sleep in neuropsychiatric disorders and breakthroughs in brain repair.
Now, in an editorial in the
International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia,
sleep researchers from Israel and the United States recommend a new diagnosis, «Gestational Sleep Apnea» (
sleep researchers from Israel and the United States recommend a new diagnosis, «Gestational
Sleep Apnea» (
Sleep Apnea» (GSA).
The new study, which involved
researchers from 24 teaching hospitals that are part of the Spanish
Sleep and Breathing Network, was presented at the ATS 2016
International Conference.
For a paper published in the
International Journal of Psychophysiology, the
researchers observed the EEG measures of 13 autistic children and 13 neurotypical children (children with a mean age of 10 years old without an intellectual deficiency or
sleep problem and who were not on medication) and found that disruptions in protective brain waves during
sleep are associated with lower results on verbal IQ tests.
The Council is an
international team with expertise in all aspects of
sleep and development including physicians, psychologists, and
researchers.