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·June 25, 2020

Couples that sleep together sleep better

Couples who sleep next to one another have increased REM sleep and less disrupted sleep than couples who slept individually. Read More

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·June 5, 2020

Dreaming with purpose

Hippocampal adult-born neurons are responsible for memory consolidation during REM sleep. Read More

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·June 4, 2020

Adult neurogenesis essential for sleep-induced memory consolidation

Adult born neurons are essential for synaptic structural remodeling and memory consolidation during REM sleep, a new mouse study found. Read More

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·May 16, 2020

Proper synaptic joint will get you good night’s sleep

PTPδ, a synaptic adhesion molecule, regulates synaptic development and sleep behavior in mouse models. Read More

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·May 15, 2020

The dreaming brain tunes out the outside world

The brain tunes out information from the outside world, such as the sound of speech, during REM sleep. During light sleep, the brain prioritizes meaningful speech, just as it does during a wakeful state. Researchers believe the mechanism enables the brain to protect the dreaming phase, which is essential for memory consolidation. Read More

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·March 2, 2020

Sleeping sheep may offer clues to human brain disease

Monitoring sleep spindles in sheep may one day translate to sleep based diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases in humans. Read More

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·January 17, 2020

Reward improves visual perceptual learning, but only after people sleep

Reward does not improve visual perception learning unless it is followed by a good night's sleep. Read More

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·December 26, 2019

How to tell if a brain is awake

Study finds EEG features may not always be accurate in being able to capture the level of consciousness in patients under anesthesia. Read More

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·December 20, 2019

Neurons responsible for rapid eye movements/REM during sleep identified

Nucleus papilion neurons play an important role in eye movement during REM sleep. Read More

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·October 11, 2019

Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD

21% of veterans who experience PTSD or traumatic brain injury suffer from a rare sleep condition that affects less than 1% of the general population. The condition, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), is characterized by an impairment of sleep-related muscle paralysis, causing people to act out dreams during REM sleep. The uncontrolled actions often cause harm to the sufferer of their partners. Read More

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·September 19, 2019

The brain may actively forget during dream sleep

REM sleep has previously been linked to memory formation. A new study reveals this sleep period may also be critical for us to forget certain memories, preventing information overload. Researchers identified a mechanism involving MCH neurons which causes us to forget information during sleep. Read More

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·August 28, 2019

After 10-year search, scientists find second ‘short sleep’ gene

Researchers have identified a second gene that contributes to natural short sleep. Using optogenetics, researchers triggered neurons in the pons that express the ADRB1 gene, rousing mice from sleep. Wakefulness-promoting neurons in the pons with a mutated version of ADRB1 were more easily activated. Read More

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