The brain replays memories as you sleep to make sure you don’t lose them
This is something worth remembering. So, maybe, sleep on it a bit?
Tag: sleep
Naps help us process information we subconsciously acquire during the day
More reasons to sleep!
Losing sleep can lead to more extra pounds
If you have sleep issues or weight issues, you should read this.
Scientists link broadband internet access to sleep deprivation
High-speed internet makes electronic devices more interesting... and we seem to be losing track of our bed time.
More bang for your cup: new algorithm determines ideal caffeine intake for the best results
Give me coffee or heads will roll.
Just two days of night-shift alter the activity of more than 100 blood proteins
Night workers beware.
How different stages of sleep work together for creative problem solving
Even the toughest problems cand find a solution in our sleep.
Kids who look at screens before bed time tend to sleep less, get fatter
There are obvious advantages to such technologies, but doctors warn against excessive usage.
Tired brains are prone to mental lapses as whole areas ‘doze off’
Ah yes. The dreaded brain fart comes under scrutiny.
Brain “ripples” experience into memories when you sleep, study shows
Sleep seems to be a keystone of memory formation and retention.
You don’t need a brain to sleep, and we have snoozing jellyfish to prove it
Sleep could be as old as life itself.
Starting school half an hour later could help students and save $9 billion / year
How is 8AM school time still a thing?
We can form new memories while we’re asleep but not the meaningful kind
The implications aren't clear yet but you won't learn French in your sleep anytime soon.
Giving babies their own room makes them sleep more, new study finds
There's still a lot of debate.
Beauty sleep is a real thing, researchers find
Not getting enough sleep makes people want to avoid you. Seriously.
Wild elephants need only two hours of sleep — that’s the lowest duration of sleep for any animal
They're the shortest sleepers in the animal kingdom. Scientists also found elephants get little to no REM sleep, which might ...
We sleep to forget things, new study finds
Sleep is as mysterious as it is vital for our wellbeing.
During REM sleep, memory is consolidated by weeding out unwanted neural connections
Sleep is very important for the brain. Here's what happens during the most active phase of sleep.
Fledgling dad turns daughter’s sleeping patterns into an amazing graphic
A picture of when the baby's sleeping and why you're not.
Poor sleep costs U.S. economy $411 billion
How to make money in your sleep -- just do it.
Is napping good or bad? Here’s what the science says so far
The benefits and downside of napping explained.
Brain circuit links sleep-wake cycle with reward system — a new potential target for insomnia drugs
A connection between reward and sleep has been found by neuroscientists. New drugs that target this circuit could help insomniacs ...
We’ve finally discovered how birds can sleep and fly at the same time without crashing
Frigatebirds spend weeks at a time flying over oceans in search for food -- here's how they sleep during this ...
Caffeine is essentially useless after three sleep-deprived nights
After only three nights of sleeping five hours or less, caffeine stops working.
Working graveyard shifts puts your heart at risk
Those who work odd hours in shifts risk heart complications.
Can’t get any rest when sleeping in a new place? It’s just your brain keeping you safe
A new study offers insight into why you might have a hard time sleeping on the first night in a ...
Being a morning person might be coded in your genes
Some people have no trouble rising early and being productive, while others are most active during the evenings. This begs ...
Our ancestors probably didn’t get more sleep than the average American
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) surveyed hunter-gather communities in Africa and South America which practice a traditional ...
Kids everywhere, rejoyce – science says you should get those “5 more minutes, mom!”
A recent study performed by researchers working at the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School and the University of Nevada ...
No laughing matter: scientists study the effects of laughing gas
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is a simple chemical composed of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom ...
Is sleepwalking genetic? Study suggests it runs in the family
Canadian researchers found that kids born out of parents with a history of sleepwalking are more likely to experience somnambulism. ...
Study Confirms What Everyone Suspected: Teens Get Less and Less Sleep
US researchers have conducted a national survey and found that the percentage of U.S. teens who get seven or more ...
Sleep Scientists Suggest Starting Your Work Day a Bit Later
We've all experienced it - waking up early in the morning can be really hard, and even if you do ...
What the World looks like when the Internet is asleep
There are over 4 billion IP addresses registered all over the globe and this number is constantly growing as developing ...
Automated tasks are still processed while you sleep
Image: Washington Post Despite an incredible body of work dedicated to researching what goes inside the brain while we sleep, ...
Newly discovered ‘sleep node’ in the brain puts you to sleep without sedatives
sing designer genes, researchers at UB and Harvard were able to 'turn on' specific neurons in the brainstem that result ...
Scientists discover why some people need less sleep than others
Scientists have figured out why a small percentage of people require less than six hours of sleep, whereas the vast ...
Pulling all-nighters makes it likely to recall false memories
Our memories are plastic and as such are constantly updated and refreshed every time we recall a past event. In ...
Does the Moon actually affect our sleep? The answer is likely no, study shows
The Moon and sleep For centuries, people have thought that the Moon affects sleep patterns. But does it really? Many ...
Lucid dreaming easily triggered by zapping the brain at 40 Hz
One of the most common experience people choose to have when lucid dreaming is flying - can you blame them? ...
Novel treatment may cure people’s phobias during sleep
(c) Nature We sleep for roughly a third of our lifetime. All complex organisms sleep, one way or the other, ...
Study of lemur hibernation reveals secrets that might one day help humans hibernate as well
The fat-tailed dwarf lemur, native to the marvelous isolated ecosystem of Madagascar, is the closest human relative known to hibernate. ...
Our most fondest and valuable memories are cemented during sleep
A topic of great interest in neurology and psychology is memory. While a lot of efforts have been made towards ...
Pulling all-nighters before tests is counter-productive – does more harm than good
The findings of a new research at UCLA, suggest that cramming all night before a big test, something that we've ...
Sleep quality gets better as we age
While there's a common assumption that once with old age, sleep quality tends to deteriorate, a recent study published in ...
Problems sleeping? New study shows technology might be to blame
Dr. Allison Harvey, professor of clinical psychology at the University of California Berkeley, said there are two main reasons why ...
An hour nap restores your brain’s energy
A recent study published by Berkeley UC concluded that an hour nap boosts the brain's learning capacity and restores power, ...
Test could give excuse for laziness
Ever wake up in the morning and just couldn't get out of bed? Did you ever have something to do ...
Sleep deprivation makes it hard to make sense of what we see
It's still unclear how sleep deprivation affects us, as there are still so many things scientists have failed ...
