SLEEP and the BRAIN
MIMICKING DEEP SLEEP BRAIN ACTIVITY IMPROVES MEMORY: MOUSE STUDY
Researchers have discovered a brain circuit that governs how certain memories are consolidated in the brain during sleep.… READ MORE…
HOW SLEEP HELPS THE BRAIN TO REORGANIZE ITSELF
A Nature Communications study reveals the activity of dendrites increase as we sleep. This increased activity could be key to how we are able to form memories.… READ MORE…
SLEEP BIOLOGY DISCOVERY COULD LEAD TO NEW INSOMNIA TREATMENTS THAT DON’T TARGET THE BRAIN
According to researchers, increasing levels of Bmal1 in the skeletal muscles of mice makes the animals resistant to insomnia and sleep deprivation. The findings could provide a new treatment target for sleep disorders.… READ MORE…
MUSCLE, NOT BRAIN, MAY HOLD ANSWERS TO SOME SLEEP DISORDERS
A new study reveals mice with higher levels of BMAL1 in their muscles were able to recover from sleep deprivation more quickly than those with the protein removed.… READ MORE…
CONTROLLING MEMORY BY TRIGGERING SPECIFIC BRAIN WAVES DURING SLEEP
Using optogenetics, researchers manipulated pulses of neural activity during non REM sleep that made mice either remember of forget things they had learned. This novel study demonstrated that altering sleep spindle oscillations during sleep has an impact on memory formation and retention.… READ MORE…
HOW THE BRAIN SURRENDERS TO SLEEP
Researchers monitored the brain activity of roundworms as they fell asleep and woke up.… READ MORE…
DEEP SLEEP MAINTAINS THE LEARNING EFFICIENCY OF THE BRAIN
Researchers shed light on why deep sleep is important for learning efficiency in the brain.… READ MORE…
HOW THE BRAIN REACTS TO SLEEP DEPRIVATION
Sleep deprivation increases the number of available A1 adenosine receptors, but restorative sleep helps normalize them again, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
UNTREATED SLEEP APNEA IN CHILDREN CAN HARM BRAIN CELLS TIED TO COGNITION AND MOOD
Study reports reduced gray matter in areas of the brain associated with mood and cognition in children with obstructive sleep apnea.… READ MORE…
ADVANCED EEG REVEALS COMPLEX BEAUTY OF THE SLEEPING BRAIN
New, advanced EEG technology allows researchers to easily visualize brain activity during sleep.… READ MORE…
SLEEP DEPRIVATION HANDICAPS BRAIN’S ABILITY TO FORM NEW MEMORIES
Researchers reveal that without sleep, memory consolidation may not occur sufficiently.… READ MORE…
HOW THE BRAIN RESETS DURING SLEEP
Researchers examine if the size of synapses alters during sleep and wake states.… READ MORE…
