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 ...

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

With long days comes sleepless nights and it can have a big effect on our wellbeing. Here, sleep expert, Miranda Levy, delves ...

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

Yet greater awareness of sleep deprivation’s consequences hasn’t translated into a better-rested populace. Data from the CDC ...

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

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

The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

Let’s talk about brain rot. No, it’s not a zombie disease or something you catch from bad sushi. This is a modern epidemic — ...

Sleeping deeply into the afternoon after an all-nighter or a late night out is one way the body repays its sleep debt. The ...

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