Tag: cataplexy

Serotonin Dysregulation in Narcolepsy Sleep Architecture: Why Your Brain’s Chemical Messenger Can’t Keep You Awake

Serotonin Dysregulation in Narcolepsy Sleep Architecture: Why Your Brain’s Chemical Messenger Can’t Keep You Awake

In 2017, scientists made mice with narcolepsy stop collapsing by flooding one tiny brain region with serotonin—here’s what that means for you.

When Joy Makes Your Knees Buckle: Understanding Intense Emotions Causing Cataplectic Episodes

When Joy Makes Your Knees Buckle: Understanding Intense Emotions Causing Cataplectic Episodes

What if I told you that laughing at a joke could literally drop you to the ground—fully conscious, unable to move?

When Your Brain Forgets How to Stay Awake: Understanding Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adults

When Your Brain Forgets How to Stay Awake: Understanding Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adults

Falling asleep at your desk isn’t laziness—it’s your brain’s 70,000 missing neurons screaming for help you didn’t know existed.

The Hidden Connection: How Exercise Rewires Sleep Architecture in Narcolepsy

The Hidden Connection: How Exercise Rewires Sleep Architecture in Narcolepsy

There’s a secret exercise rhythm that rewires narcoleptics’ brains for sound sleep …