Sleep apnea linked to smaller brain volume, study finds | CNN

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Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Sleep apnea linked to smaller brain volume, study finds | CNN    A part of the brain connected to memory shrank in people with severe sleep-disordered breathing — which can include heavy snoring and sleep apnea — according to a new study. People with sleep apnea stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time multiple times a night. The medial temporal lobe is an area of the brain essential for memory and recall of facts and events. Buried deep in that area is the hippocampus, a complex structure critical for learning, memory encoding and consolidation, and spatial navigation. Continued here

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