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…
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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…
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…
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…
Pattern even more pronounced among heavy users (20 out of preceding 30 days). Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration —…
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…
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…
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 new study suggests that newborns who get more sleep and wake up less throughout the night are at lower risk of being overweight. Scientists…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…