Learning while snoozing sounds like a dream come true (pun intended), but it’s not all that far-fetched. Keep reading to get the details on the role sleep plays in learning. Sleep is the secret sauce, ...

Could lack of sleep cause your child to have trouble concentrating at school? Sleep deprivation can make it harder to pay attention or even stay awake during lessons. For students of all ages who ...

Firing patterns that represent synchronous activity during sleep and desynchronous activity during wakefulness were generated by simulation in a neural network where 10 presynaptic neurons are ...

On the last Sunday in October, we will set our clocks back an hour, which may temporarily disrupt the sleep patterns of some people. Research at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland shows that sleep ...

Scientists have long known that when people sleep, the brain performs memory magic. People who sleep for eight hours after learning something new perform better than those who learn the new task ...

More than a third of adults struggle with getting enough sleep—and recent research suggests it has serious implications for their ability to learn and focus. Insufficient sleep is already linked to ...

One of sleep’s key functions is to stabilize and integrate new memories into our brain’s long-term memory systems, a process known as "consolidation." This idea is now widely accepted, though it ...

Our brains have an extraordinary ability to adapt and learn, a process known as neuroplasticity. From navigating a new city to mastering a new skill, neuroplasticity allows us to reshape our neural ...

Today on the Academic Minute: Yuka Sasaki, research professor in the department of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown University, examines the connections between sleep and ...

It’s the middle of the night. Your body is still, your breathing slow. While you dream of forgotten high school exams and flying through cityscapes, something remarkable is happening in your brain.