Distinctive bursts of sleeping-brain activity, known as sleep spindles, have long been generally associated with strengthening recently formed memories. But new research has managed to link such ...

Sleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a ...

Are you a 'gifted,' 'words of worry,' 'routine perfectionist,' or 'too hot to handle' sleeper? Here's why learning your sleep language may be the key to getting better sleep. Jessica was a writer on ...

Matthieu Koroma does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Scientists have understood for several years how connecting learning to specific odor cues can enhance memorization if the same smells are then presented during certain sleep phases. An impressive new ...

Are you impulsive when it comes to making decisions? Or do you say, “Let me sleep on it”? Well, if you belong to the second category, you might be really doing your brain a favour. Sleeping on it ...

When faced with difficult tasks, sometimes people hit a mental wall and make the decision to "sleep on it." Returning to the task after sleeping, they often perform better. Why? Rhythmic brain ...