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 ...

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

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.

Imbalances in lifestyle and diet have repercussions on various bodily functions. While heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic ...

Scientists are providing a fuller understanding of the essential role that sleep plays in brain health, identifying an abrupt transition at about 2.4 years of age when its primary purpose shifts from ...

While some people may experience this “second wind” on occasion, others may be experiencing a sleep disorder, like insomnia ...

Your body goes through four stages of sleep — here's how to extend the deep sleep phase for optimal memory processing and ...

You might be tempted to sleep in after a late night—but scientists have found that it’s better for your brain and heart health to stick to your regular schedule. The key to better sleep may not be ...

Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, ...

In the latest evidence of the direct relationship between sleep and health, researchers have found that chronic insomnia can significantly increase dementia risk. That equates to a three-year ...