Brain activity and breathing rhythms decouple during deep sleep, offering new insights into Parkinson's and anesthesia.

Researchers studying mice found that during deep non-REM sleep, breathing patterns become less synchronized with neural activity in brain regions. The findings provide new insights into sleep ...

Since 2004, scientific research has shown that a full night of sleep may lend itself to a burst of insight in the morning. The research team found that even a 20-minute nap could deliver a "eureka" ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

It happens like clockwork. Around 2 or 3 p.m., energy levels plummet, concentration wavers, and productivity nosedives. This mid-afternoon slump affects nearly everyone, regardless of how well they’ve ...

I love naps, particularly power naps. Power naps are the perfect way to get that much-needed rest to help you get through the rest of your day. So when I had the chance to take a nap for work purposes ...

The benefit of a short nap is that you keep your body from entering deep sleep, which leaves you feeling groggy and more tired. For me, 10 or 12 minutes is about perfect. Anything longer than 20 ...

The pillow is cold against your cheek. Your upstairs neighbor creaks across the ceiling. You close your eyes; shadows and light dance across your vision. A cat sniffs at a piece of cheese. Dots fall ...

The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...