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Have You Ever Wondered Why Your Body Doesn't Act Out Movements from Your Dreams? Check Out This Article!

We at Comfort Sleep want to share an interesting sleep article from the Huffington Post : Two Chemical Systems Help Keep Muscles Paralyzed During REM Sleep.

Have you ever wondered why your body doesn't act out movements from your dreams, such as running and jumping, while you're sleeping? As this article explains, "Scientists have pinpointed the mechanism that keeps our muscles paralyzed, and they say that understanding could be a boon to finding treatments for sleep conditions and disorders like REM sleep behavior disorder, narcolepsy and tooth grinding."

You can read the rest of this helpful article by visiting the Huffington Post online, and see the study in the Journal of Neuroscience.

At Comfort Sleep, we can monitor and evaluate your sleep to determine the cause of your insomnia or sleep loss. To learn more about the consequences of sleep loss or to schedule an appointment for a sleep study, call us today at (732) 455-3030.

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