Many people are increasingly concerned about the effects on sleep of blue light emitted by smartphones and tablets, particularly since the following publication made headlines last year: Chang, A.-M., Aeschbach, D., Duffy, J. F., & Czeisler, C. A. (2015). Evening …
We are very pleased that the Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN) garnered $4 million in funding this week! One of our research partners, Dr. Julie Carrier is president of that network, professor of Psychology at the Université of Montreal, …
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Today (July 24, 2015) at the CogSci 2015 Conference in Pasadena, California, we will be presenting the first set of preliminary data on the technique used by mySleepButton: serial diverse imagining, which is a form of cognitive shuffle. The data …
” I am very happy with this app overall and the time it takes me to fall asleep is amazing. Rarely do I even make it to the end of 20 minutes. Well done.” Susanne Anderson, 17 June 2015
A study published June 1, 2015, on the benefits of a single-shot of CBT-I (Ellis, Cushing, Germain, 2015 has received a lot of media attention and generated considerable discussion. The controversy (including a reddit thread with over 1,000 comments, and …
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Relatively few people have chronic nightmares (perhaps around 5%). Few people with nightmares consult a professional about them. Just how few is hard to tell, but Michael Schredl reported on a German study in 2013 that 8% of his sample …
In this blog post, I examine one of the most common psychological reasons why people can’t fall asleep: Rumination. And I discuss what you can do about it. Ruminating means to persist in hashing out a concern in one’s head, …
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mySleepButton is designed to help you fall asleep, and return to sleep. As I’ve indicated elsewhere on this site, it can be used in concert with other strategies that promote psychological well-being. In this post, I discuss “acceptance and commitment” …
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Here’s a new video about the cognitive shuffle. Some ofThings That Keep People Awake Planning, problem-solving, deciding, worrying Ruminating, “racing thoughts” regarding stressors, concerns, issues, goals Thinking/worrying about sleep Trying hard to fall asleep Watching the clock = A vicious cycle Conventional Strategies …
CogSci Apps Corp. is pleased to announce that mySleepButton™ is now available on Google Play. This first release of mySleepButton for Android benefits from the multiple enhancements we have made to mySleepButton for iPhone over the last several months. These …