New research published in the "Journal of Sleep Research" shows that up to 18% of a sample (N=211) of undergraduates experience something called "Exploding Head Syndrome", a real clinical entity. The research is being reported in the popular media and one example is provided on the CBS news website; see: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploding-head-syndrome-is-real-and-surprisingly-common/
The abstract is available on PubMed; see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25773787 And the article can be accessed here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.12292/abstract;jsessionid=34757B6639DFB698671E35854BFB0FC2.f01t01?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false By the way, if you search scholar.google.com for "exploding head syndrome", you should get about 521 hits; see: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=%22exploding+head+syndrome%22&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C33 -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu P.S. How many of you thought of the movie "Scanners" when you saw the title? ;-) P.P.S. Really, this has nothing to do with today being April 1. Really. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=43557 or send a blank email to leave-43557-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu