Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Seeking a sleep solution that doesn't involve supplements? Personalized neurostimulation from the comfort of your bed is now an option. Aly Lopez Former Writer I Aly Lopez was a writer on the sleep ...

Some animals can sleep with just half their brain at a time. Understanding this phenomenon can help us learn more about human ...

Take the NextSense Smartbuds, for example. The EEG earbuds not only have soundscapes and audio that send you to sleep, but also claim to deliver more restorative sleep through their brainwave-sensing ...

Sleep works magic on memory. You might’ve felt these frustrations before: Trying to learn a guitar riff, shoot a free-throw, or nail a difficult phrase in a new language, but despite hours of practice ...

Have you ever wondered what actually happens in the brain during sleep? While your body appears still and at rest, your brain remains highly active, carrying out essential processes that keep you ...

Aug. 28 -- Some time ago I had a record album that seemed magical. It put me to sleep within minutes. Now, it turns out that it may not have been magic at all, but science. Researchers at the ...

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 ...

We’ve all experienced this: You’re in the middle of a lovely dream. Perhaps you’re flying. As you’re soaring through the air, you meet an eagle. The eagle looks at you, opens its beak and – BEEP! BEEP ...

If you find it hard to focus after a wakeful night, it’s because your brain is busy trying to catch up on crucial ...

Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a study published October 16 th in the open-access journal PLOS ...

That is what's waking you up in the middle of the night -- those detractors that are still active. When we send that little electrical pulse to your temple, your brain recognizes that pulse and begins ...