FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 10, 2018·5 min readLater School Start Times Really Do Improve Sleep TimeResearchers reveal later school start times improve sleep quality in children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 29, 2018·4 min readWhy People With Insomnia Don’t Know They’re AsleepPeople with insomnia have greater brain activity in regions associated with conscious awareness during NREM sleep, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 26, 2018·3 min readWhy Does Sleep Become Disrupted in Old Age?Age related sleep disruptions are not due to alterations in activity of individual neurons as previously believed, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2018·4 min readThree Genes Essential for Cells to Tell TimeResearchers have identified three new genes associated with circadian rhythm regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 12, 2018·7 min readHallucinations, Full Moons and Coffee? Debunking Common Sleep MythsResearchers provide some revealing facts about sleep and debunk myths about sleep problems.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 9, 2018·3 min readCan’t Sleep? It Could be Down to GeneticsDo you suffer from insomnia? Your genetics may be to blame. Researchers have found a link between variations on chromosome 7 and insomnia, and also on chromosome 9 for people of European descent.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2018·4 min readMemories Can Be Decoded from Brain Waves During SleepSleep spindles assist with the processing of relevant memories during sleep and help boost memory consolidation, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 13, 2018·3 min readHow Insomnia KillsResearchers report on a link between insomnia and an increased risk of suicide in sufferers.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 5, 2018·6 min readHow Brain’s Reward System Lessened Distress Over 2016 Election ResultsPeople who tended to be more depressed as a result of the 2016 election have less family support and decreased activity in two key regions of the brain's reward system, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 31, 2018·3 min readPulling an All-Nighter Impairs Working Memory in WomenSleep deprivation appears to be more detrimental to working memory in females, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 29, 2018·6 min readBody Clock Disruptions Occur Years Before Memory Loss in Alzheimer’sAccording to researchers, circadian disruptions can occur years before symptoms of Alzheimer's develop. The findings could help to identify those at risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease as they age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 18, 2018·4 min readFirst Look at Pupil Size in Sleeping Mice Yields SurprisesResearchers report the size of the pupil fluctuates during sleep. The findings may indicate that pupil size can indicate specific sleep states.Read More
