FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2016·4 min readMimicking Deep Sleep Brain Activity Improves Memory: Mouse StudyResearchers have discovered a brain circuit that governs how certain memories are consolidated in the brain during sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 19, 2016·5 min readWhy Staying Up Later Makes Us Tired: Fruit Fly StudyResearchers report they have identified the neurons responsible for why delaying bedtime can create chronic daytime sleepiness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2016·3 min readREM Sleep is a Keystone of Memory Formation in MiceA new study provides evidence that REM sleep does play a vital role in memory formation, at least in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2016·5 min readMapping the Circuit of Our Circadian ClockResearchers shed light on how neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus connect to one another.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 30, 2016·3 min readSleep-Wake Cycle Controlled by Salts in the BrainLevels of salt in our brains and bodies differ depending on whether we are awake or asleep, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2016·5 min readRestoring Memory Formation Following Sleep Deprivation in MiceA new study reports sleep deprivation is tied to an impairment of protein production in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readWhy It’s Hard To Fall Asleep Somewhere NewResearchers report one brain hemisphere remains more awake than the other when we sleep somewhere new.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 21, 2016·5 min readFinding Sleep’s Sweet SpotThose who sleep and rise earlier appear to have better cardiovascular health, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2016·3 min readFeel Sleepy During The Day? Your Fatty Diet Could Be To BlameMen who eat high fat diets tend to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2016·3 min readBrain Files Memories As We SleepResearchers report on how memories formed in one area of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area during rest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 18, 2016·3 min readThe Ecstasy Effect: How Ecstasy Affects the BrainAccording ecstasy users showed significant reductions in the way serotonin is transported in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 5, 2016·4 min readParkinson’s Disease Worsened by Altered Circadian RhythmA new study reports chronic lack of sleep and irregular sleep wake patterns may worsen motor and learning deficits bought on by Parkinson's disease.Read More
