During sleep, especially during a stage called REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, your brain sorts through the memories you made ...

Cholinergic modulation of neural networks supports sequential and complementary roles for NREM and REM states in memory ...

That theory posits that, if memories were shrubs, the non-REM phase of sleep helps them grow taller and stronger. The REM ...

Deep sleep and REM help your brain “heal itself” from fatigue and stress and consolidate memories, said Matthew Pase, an associate professor at the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash ...

Sleep apnea during REM sleep linked to memory-related brain changes. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 / 250507170533.htm ...

A newly identified brain circuit in mice may explain why we sleep longer and deeper after being sleep deprived – and lead to ...

University of Michigan researchers have developed a new theory on the biological function of sleep. Their model suggests ...

This type of hallucination is a hallmark for many people with sleep paralysis.

If you can’t sleep, get out of bed and do something quiet and relaxing until the urge to sleep returns. Then, go back to bed. Avoid caffeine after 1 p.m. and never go to bed tipsy. Alcohol is a ...

Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, ...

How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this ...

In OSA, oxygen desaturation respiratory events during REM sleep occur more often in Black adults, especially Black women, than in White adults.