Why is sleep so important for learning and memory? Neuroscientists from the Csicsvari group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) provided new insight into this essential function ...

Unless you’re lucky to fly in a class with a lie-flat seat, you’re unlikely to step off a long-haul flight having had a ...

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 ...

A good night's sleep helps us remember recently learned information, "engraving" our memories. This is also true for animals, ...

Sleep stages antagonistically modulate reactivation drift. Neuron. DOI: "Systems Neuroscience" research group at ISTA ...

I know that’s the time my kids are most likely to crawl into bed with me – and scientists think they might have the answer as ...

Researchers sought to better understand the connection between REM sleep patterns in patients with either insomnia or MDD.

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I was born a good sleeper. The eldest of four siblings, my mother insists I slept through the night “from day dot”. In my 20s ...