In today’s fast-paced world, where productivity is often prioritized over rest, many underestimate the powerful connection between sleep and memory. Whether you are a student cramming for an exam, a ...

Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, especially how the brain encodes long-term memories during slow-wave sleep (while discarding others), or the deep ...

It has been known for nearly 20 years that slow, synchronous electrical waves in the brain during deep sleep support the formation of memories. Why that is was previously unknown. Now, a team of ...

A recent study found that sleep difficulties linked to long-term cannabis use may affect the severity of cannabis-related memory problems. The findings could inform the use of medical cannabis. The ...

Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a new study. The paradox of enhanced memory despite sleep loss could be explained ...

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that surrounds and supports the brain and ...

One of the most important parts of living a healthy lifestyle is getting a good night's sleep. Quality sleep can prevent illness, reduce stress, and enhance cognitive function, just to name a few. A ...

The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a sleep apnea episode appears to be linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal ...

Older women with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) experienced significantly worse verbal memory performance compared to those with sleep apnea alone, as well as men with COMISA, according to ...

As 2016 closes out, most Americans, and probably most people around the world, will be glad to see it go. Some years produce an abundance of misery and this was one of them. It almost certainly hasn’t ...