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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleep disturbances may accelerate neurodegeneration, but whether they cause or result from disease remains unclear. Improving ...

Most people spend a third of their lives sleeping, but you may need more or less than eight hours a night. The amount of ...