FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2016·2 min readCaffeine Has Little to No Benefit After 3 Nights of Sleep RestrictionResearchers report that after 3 nights of consecutive sleep restriction, caffeine no longer improves alertness or performance.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2016·3 min readColor of Lighting Affects Sleep and Wakefulness: Mouse StudyResearchers report green light can help to promote sleep, while blue lights can delay the need to rest, at least in mice.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 8, 2016·2 min readDo Parent’s Sleep Problems Get Passed Down to Their Kids?A new study will assess people to find out whether their sleep disorders are capable of being passed on to their children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2016·5 min readNew Insights Into Brain’s Signaling NetworkA new study reports researchers have taken an important step toward deciphering the brain's complex neuroelectric communication system that could underlie sleep disorders and conditions such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy and schizophrenia.Read More
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
