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

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

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.

The brain has its own waste disposal system—known as the glymphatic system—that's thought to be more active when we sleep. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But ...

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

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

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

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 ...

Struggling with ongoing sleep problems could do more than leave you groggy—it may accelerate memory decline and increase the risk of dementia. This is the warning of a study that found that older ...

Abigail Dove receives funding from Alzheimerfonden, Demensfonden, and the Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation for Medical Research. We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but ...