A new study could be the first step to understanding the biochemistry that controls the switch from sleep to wakefulness, researchers believe.
A simple actimeter device is helping researchers better understand sleep duration and quality in humans.
Researchers have discovered a brain circuit that governs how certain memories are consolidated in the brain during sleep.
Natural, restorative sleep can help stave off mental and physical decline as we age.
Using optogenetics, researchers manipulated pulses of neural activity during non REM sleep that made mice either remember of forget things they had learned. This novel study demonstrated that altering sleep spindle oscillations during sleep has an impact on memory formation and retention.
Sleep may be regulated by inflammasome NLRP3, researchers report.
Study identifies a key role the brainstem neurotensinergic neurons play in non-REM sleep regulation.
Using optogenetics to dampen delta waves of rats during sleep resulted in weaker memory reactivation and promoted forgetting. The findings could have significant implications for treating PTSD in humans.
A new study identifies two genes which regulate how much we dream. The genes, Chrm1 and Chrm3, play a key role in regulating REM sleep and function in different ways.
Researchers report the size of the pupil fluctuates during sleep. The findings may indicate that pupil size can indicate specific sleep states.
Study reinforces and explains the links between sleep deprivation and neurodegenerative diseases, researchers say.
Study reveals as we sleep, cerebrospinal fluid pulses in the brain in rhythmic patterns.
