Using EEG to measure REM sleep allowed scientists to distinguish dreaming from wakefulness.
A new study reports supamammillary glutamate neurons in the caudal hypothalamus play a critical role in wakefulness.
Researchers report reading an e-book before bed will keep you awake longer than reading a book.
As the body moves between REM sleep and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus and neocortex interact to facilitate memory formation.
An active compound in the leaves of Ashwagandha can help to induce sleep and could be helpful in the treatment of insomnia, a new study reports.
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.
A new study reports we evolved to be more efficient sleepers than our closest animal relatives.
A sleep researcher shares the secrets for training your brain to experience lucid dreams.
A new study provides evidence that REM sleep does play a vital role in memory formation, at least in mice.
Upping your intake of prebiotics is not only beneficial for your gut bacteria, it may also help to recover normal sleep patterns following a stressful event, a new study reports.
REM sleep is 30 minutes longer in Winter than in Summer for most people, a new study reveals.
Infants produce sleep spindles every 10 second, whether in REM or non-REM sleep. Sleep spindles and twitching are synchronized, allowing for twitch reactions to occur during non-REM sleep in infants.
