We are now beginning to understand the negative effects of chronic sleep deprivation, and how it impacts our ability to function as well as our physical and mental health. However, we still need to better understand the functions of sleep to develop new treatments for the countless disorders that affect one’s ability to maintain sleep homeostasis.
The answer to this is to conduct further scientific research. Millions of people go through life with undiagnosed chronic sleep disorders. The word somnology includes study of human sleep and its irregularities. A step to furthering research would include Chronobiology, or the study of the circadian sleep functions and disorders. Circadian sleep functions or “rhythms”, are mental, physical, and
The answer to this is to conduct further scientific research. Millions of people go through life with undiagnosed chronic sleep disorders. The word somnology includes study of human sleep and its irregularities. A step to furthering research would include Chronobiology, or the study of the circadian sleep functions and disorders. Circadian sleep functions or “rhythms”, are mental, physical, and