Scientists have made a breakthrough in our understanding of how memories form in the brain and how this process may be disrupted by not getting enough sleep. The findings offer exciting insights into ...

We’re aware that a good night’s sleep helps to restore energy, but a new study in rats and mice, carried by scientists at Cornell University, has found that sleep also resets another vital function, ...

Scientists now know that while we snooze, our brains help solidify the memories we made during the day. In this Special Feature, we investigate whether simple techniques might help improve memory ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

Every student has heard the advice: “Get enough sleep before an exam.” Yet countless students still stay up late revising, believing that squeezing in a few more hours of study will boost their scores ...

It has long been known that sleep plays a role in establishing new memories. As long ago as 1924, Jenkins and Dallenbach showed that memory for syllables from a list was dramatically improved if ...