Wissenschaftler haben fünf Schlafprofile identifiziert, von denen jedes mit unterschiedlichen psychischen Gesundheitssymptomen und Gehirnaktivitätsmustern verbunden ist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499044-there-are-five-types-of-sleep-heres-what-that-means-for-your-health/
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Different people may experience one of five types of sleep, and these profiles each highlight how our shut-eye affects our [health](https://www.newscientist.com/subject/health/). Previous research has found associations between sleep and [cognition](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9177059/), [mental health](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8651630/) and physical conditions, such as [heart disease](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2845795/). But these studies often looked at the relationship with just one aspect of sleep, such as its duration or quality.
To take a more holistic approach, [Valeria Kebets](https://www.concordia.ca/research/applied-ai-institute/people.html) at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and her colleagues analysed the association between seven factors related to sleep – such as sleep satisfaction and the use of sleeping aids – and 118 other measures, including cognition, substance use and mental health. They collected data including cognitive tests, sleep surveys and brain scans from 770 adults aged between 22 and 36 who lived in the US and had no known health conditions.
From this, the researchers identified five distinct [sleep](https://www.newscientist.com/article-topic/sleep/) profiles. The first was characterised by a general pattern of poor sleep – greater sleep disturbances, decreased sleep satisfaction and taking a longer time to fall asleep – and worse mental health, such as depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as anger, fear and stress.
Journal reference: *PLOS Biology* [DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.300339](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003399)
I so very much need a normal sleep pattern. Not getting the right sleep becomes an issue that overshadows everything else in your life. Trust me it really sucks big time
I don’t find this very insightful or useful.
I mean, you can sort everything into categories if you want to. The question is what’s the merit and where do we go from there? So you’ve put yourself into one of those sleep types – what now?
I mean, you can sort everything into categories if you want to. The question is what’s the merit and where do we go from there? So you’ve put yourself into one of those sleep types – what now?
I really wish this was rewritten in a way that was useful for the average person who might fit any of those 5 profiles instead of just a jumbled dump of study findings.
Poor Sleep & Poor Mental Health
Features: Sleep disturbances, low sleep satisfaction, long time to fall asleep.
Linked issues: Depression, anxiety, anger, stress.
Brain activity: Weakened connections between self-reflection and attention networks — possibly causing rumination and difficulty shifting focus.
Resilient Sleep Despite Mental Health Issues
Features: Decent sleep quality and duration.
Linked issues: Mental health challenges (especially inattention), but sleep not affected.
Brain activity: Normal connectivity — suggests resilience in sleep even under mental stress.
Sleep Aid Dependence & Cognitive Impacts
Features: Regular use of sleep aids (medications, teas, etc.).
Linked issues: Poorer memory and emotional recognition.
Brain activity: Reduced connectivity in visual, memory, and emotion-related regions.
Short Sleep Duration (<7 hours)
Features: Chronically sleeping less than recommended.
Linked issues: Slower reactions, lower accuracy in emotional and language tasks, more aggression.
Brain activity: Increased overall connectivity — similar to patterns seen in sleep deprivation.
Fragmented Sleep (Frequent Night Waking)
Features: Disturbed sleep, waking multiple times per night.
Linked issues: Poor working memory, language processing issues, anxiety, and substance misuse.
Brain activity: Patterns consistent with emotional and cognitive strain
These are some random ass categories
Does the sleep cause the symptom, or reverse?
It’s pretty accurate:
Fragmented Sleep (Frequent Night Waking) Features: Disturbed sleep, waking multiple times per night. Linked issues: Poor working memory, language processing issues, anxiety, and substance misuse. Brain activity: Patterns consistent with emotional and cognitive strain
So everyone has some sort of problem or sleep disorder?
When people say „frequent waking“ what do they mean? I „wake up“ several times per night but I normally pretty much immediately go back to sleep and it doesn’t feel that disturbing to my overall restedness the next day. Am I a fragmented sleeper?
To be more specific, I normally sleep fairly cleanly for the first 4 hours, wake up and sometimes have a pee, then sleep for a second, usually lighter 4 hours with intermittent semi-„wake ups“ (roll over and back to sleep).