A May 2008 study in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that losing just one night of sleep makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns. Questions and answers.

Neuroscientists there found that when people learn a new motor skill, their brains don’t just generally “consolidate” the ...

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and ...

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

Neuroscientists probing the boundary between sleep and awareness are finding many types of liminal states, which help explain ...

New research identifies five unique sleep types beyond just good or bad sleepers. These profiles link directly to mental ...

The study of more than 27,000 people over several years found that poor sleep health, along with inflammation, can lead to a ...

A 2023 study found that shorter sleep duration causes reduced brain cortical thickness. Sleep disorders increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, stroke, and cognitive decline. Chronic sleep deprivation ...

Poor-quality sleep is linked to accelerated brain aging. Imaging results showed that adults with poor sleep quality had ...

A large new study shows that poor sleep habits may make the brain look physically about a year older on average. For the ...

A new study reveals that sleep-like slow-wave brain activity can persist for years in surgically disconnected brain ...