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Hi all! Brian, creator of the Raw Data Library, here. You didn’t really think I’d create something with as much potential as the Raw Data Library and leave it at that, did you? Oh no, I’ve taken the RDL and used it to initiate a grand pet project of mine. Let me introduce you to [...]
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When you get a Zeo, you also get a Sleep Wheel, a little tool that shows one’s age-based range and average for ZQ, different sleep stages, and total sleep time. We specifically created the sleep wheel to help you contextualize all the data you see every morning; otherwise, it would all be just a bunch [...]
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What time should I go to sleep? If we want to maximize our efficiency, and wake up feeling our best, we know that there are some things that sleep science can do to give us a hand. But will a simple bedtime calculator suffice? A Simple Way to Pick a Bedtime? One way to figure [...]
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Yesterday, we posted an article on Facebook and Twitter about how jet lag, by throwing off your circadian rhythm, makes your brain slow and dull. In effect, stupid. To anyone who’s flown before, this is something of a no-brainer. Your mind and body drift in and out of a haze–a haze sometimes held at bay [...]
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A few weeks ago, we posted a clip sent to us from Zeo user Noel Hanna up on Mt Everest. If you haven’t watched it (or it’s been a while) check it out again: Did you notice his breathing? It was pretty quick and shallow, wouldn’t you agree? What’s likely going on here is that [...]
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Fall is officially here, and with it, cold and allergy season. While each are certainly unpleasant, new research shows that allergies and colds affect our sleep in completely different ways. Achoo! For seasonal allergies, the general sense is that one goes to bed feeling miserable and wakes up feeling miserable. Feelings of daytime fatigue and [...]
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Here at Zeo we are dedicated to: The science of sleep Providing the best information and services to our customers based on that science. To that end, we are actively engaged in original research that can help increase the general knowledge about sleep and the many factors that could be helping or hindering a good [...]
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I decided to work late on Monday when I saw the movie Inception. Not only was the topic of interest to me (sleep: my specialty!) but I kept asking if the main concepts were possible. While some aspects were pure science fiction, several points in the movie did hint at a basis in actual sleep [...]
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We’re not talking about Frank Lloyd Wright drafting in his sleep, but we are talking about sleep architecture. What does a typical night of sleep look like? What is a sleep cycle? How about sleep phases? We’ll try to answer these questions here. Sleep Depth First, let’s think about what sleep looks like over the [...]
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It’s pretty well known now that sleep is important for memory and learning, but if I told you that when you were about to fall asleep – you might not remember. In fact, remembering those times when you were awake or asleep over the course of the night is not as straightforward as it might [...]
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