However, some research shows that major stressors may increase REM sleep but reduce deep sleep. REM rebound, which is when we ...

What if we could obtain the memory, learning and perception benefits of “power naps” without actually sleeping?

A new study reveals how the brain reprocesses and refines memories during sleep, particularly those related to spatial ...

"Deep sleep builds your immune system, and REM sleep regulates and fine-tunes it," says Darwall-Smith agrees. During deep ...

Researchers sought to better understand the connection between REM sleep patterns in patients with either insomnia or MDD.

Why is sleep so important for learning and memory? Neuroscientists from the Csicsvari group at the Institute of Science and ...

Sleep reorganizes neural patterns in a way that helps memories take hold and prepares the brain for new information.

Sexual activity—whether partnered or solo—improves sleep efficiency and reduces night-time wakefulness, according to a pilot ...

Researchers from ISTA discovered that sleep helps solidify spatial memories by reorganizing neuronal patterns. During non-REM ...

On the occasion of World Sleep Day, pulmonologist and sleep specialist Dr. Charalambos Mermingis analyzes the role of ...

March 14 is observed as World Sleep Day, which serves as a reminder of the importance of good sleep. In a recent survey, ...