FeaturedNeuroscience·March 13, 2023·4 min readMental Fatigue Can Impair Physical PerformancePartaking in mentally demanding tasks and experiencing mental fatigue can have a significant impact on your physical exercise performance, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 12, 2022·5 min readHow Do Tired Animals Stay Awake?In fruit flies, specific neurons in the brain adapt to help the insect remain alert in dangerous situations and fall asleep after a trying day. The findings could help in the development of new therapies to treat sleep disorders in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2022·4 min readWhy Thinking Hard Makes You TiredExtended intense cognitive work causes potentially toxic byproducts to build up in the prefrontal cortex. This alters control over decision-making, causing a shift toward low-cost actions that require less effort as cognitive fatigue sets in.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 10, 2021·4 min readDoes Driving Wear You Out? You Might Be Experiencing ‘Accelerousal’If you feel anxious while at the wheel, you are more likely to feel exhaustion when you arrive at your destination, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 22, 2018·4 min readWhy Do We Yawn and Why Is Yawning So Contagious?Researchers investigate the biological aspects of yawning and consider why yawning is so contagious.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 19, 2017·5 min readLoneliness in Young Adults Linked to Poor Sleep QualityLonely people are 24 percent more likely to feel tired and have a harder time concentrating, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 14, 2017·4 min readSick and Tired – Not Just a Figure of SpeechA new study looks at the association between tiredness, Genetics, environment and health.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2016·7 min readLooking Into the Brains of Habitual Short SleepersHabitual short sleepers might be more efficient sleepers, but also more tired than they realize, a new study reports.Read More
