Recent reporting reveals that REM sleep may fundamentally alter how memories are formed and recalled. During rapid eye ...

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and ...

Neuroscientists probing the boundary between sleep and awareness are finding many types of liminal states, which help explain ...

You did it! You finally won the lottery, and you're making plans to spend all that cash ... but then you're startled awake by your alarm clock. It was just a dream (sigh). Whether or not you remember ...

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during sleep and dream reports.

There are few things more frustrating than waking up feeling groggy after what you hoped would be a refreshing and revitalizing night’s sleep. Maybe your mind was racing all night, or you were ...

Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a study suggests that people who take significantly ...

There are tell-tale signs when you don’t get enough REM sleep. It’s the fourth stage of sleep and it’s crucial for processing ...

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in ...

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...

Taking too long to enter the phase of sleep in which we dream may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who studied the sleep patterns ...