A new study reveals how the brain reprocesses and refines memories during sleep, particularly those related to spatial ...

"Deep sleep builds your immune system, and REM sleep regulates and fine-tunes it," says Darwall-Smith agrees. During deep ...

Sleep reorganizes neural patterns in a way that helps memories take hold and prepares the brain for new information.

However, some research shows that major stressors may increase REM sleep but reduce deep sleep. REM rebound, which is when we ...

Dr. Drew Ramsey has been a psychiatrist for over 20 years, and he's consistently found throughout his neuroscience research ...

Researchers from ISTA discovered that sleep helps solidify spatial memories by reorganizing neuronal patterns. During non-REM ...

Why is sleep so important for learning and memory? Neuroscientists from the Csicsvari group at the Institute of Science and ...

Researchers sought to better understand the connection between REM sleep patterns in patients with either insomnia or MDD.

Medical experts reveal the surprising conditions that can lead to death during sleep, from cardiac arrhythmias to sleep apnea ...

A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) suggests that poor sleep may contribute to brain shrinkage and ...

REM sleep behavior disorder is characterized by acting out dreams, which may include shouting, kicking and punching during sleep.