Your Brain Pays Attention to Unfamiliar Voices During Sleep
The ability allows the brain to balance sleep with responding to environmental cues. A good night’s sleep is not as simple as it appears. While…
Sleep Science
Targeted Memory Reactivation: Remembering Faces and Names Can Be Improved During Sleep
For those who rarely forget a face, but struggle with names, the remedy for boosting learning may as near as your pillow. New research by…
Zero Gravity Causes Flattening of the Eyeball – New High-Tech Sleeping Bag Could Solve Vision Issues in Space
UTSW brain pressure project critical to Mars mission, NASA says. A subtle smile emerged on Dr. James Leidner’s face as he envisioned telling people of…
Cannabis Use Linked to Extremes of Nightly Sleep Duration – Less Than 6 Hours or More Than 9 Hours
Pattern even more pronounced among heavy users (20 out of preceding 30 days). Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration —…
Insomnia Is a Potential Risk Factor for Highly Fatal Brain Aneurysm Rupture
Researchers identified insomnia as a potential risk factor for brain aneurysm, also called an intracranial aneurysm, and a type of stroke called an aneurysmal subarachnoid…
Study Finds Listening to Music Near Bedtime Is Disruptive To Sleep
Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds ‘earworms’ continue during sleep, can cause restless nights. Most people listen to music throughout their day and often near…
Dragging Your Feet? How Lack of Sleep Affects the Way You Walk
Periodically catching up on sleep can improve gait control for the chronically sleep-deprived. Good sleep can be hard to come by. But a new study…
A Good Night’s Sleep May Lower Infant Obesity Risks
A new study suggests that newborns who get more sleep and wake up less throughout the night are at lower risk of being overweight. Scientists…
Catastrophizing: Why We Wake Around 3am and Dwell on Our Fears and Failures
When I wake at 3 am or so, I’m prone to picking on myself. And I know I’m not the only one who does this….
Hit the Sleep “Sweet Spot” To Keep Brain Sharp: Too Little and Too Much Sleep Linked to Cognitive Decline
Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long…
Practice Makes Perfect, but Sleep Helps, Too: Reactivating Memories During Sleep Improves Motor Skills
Extra brain processing during sleep enhances learning of new motor skills. Practice makes perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill…
Researchers Link Sleep Quality to Mental Illness Using Wrist Activity Trackers
Multiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used wrist accelerometer…
Promoting Wellbeing During COVID-19 Restrictions: Spending Time Outside and Getting Quality Sleep
For many individuals, restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered daily routines and limited time spent outdoors. In a study published in the Journal of…
Your Sense of Smell May Be the Key to a Balanced Diet – Smell Regulates What We Eat, and Vice Versa
We are less likely to perceive smells of food that relate to a recent meal, helping us make choices about what to eat next. Walking…
AI Accurately Predicts Brain Age From EEG Signals Recorded During Sleep Studies
Brain age indices have potential value as diagnostic biomarkers and ‘vital signs’ of brain health. A study published in the journal Sleep shows that a…
How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Our Sleep and Our Dreams?
The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted our sleep and dream activity. In a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, people had a higher…
Unexpected Benefits to Starting the Day Off With Chocolate
Eating milk chocolate every day may sound like a recipe for weight gain, but a new study of postmenopausal women has found that eating a…
How Did 500 Species of a Fish Evolve in a Lake? Dramatically Different Body Clocks
Scientists discover first nocturnal cichlid species from Africa’s lake Malawi that offers clues into the evolution of sleep. Animals are remarkably diverse in their sleep…