Quite a bit of research has begun to explore influences of sleep on cognitive processes. In adults, sleep has a huge influence on memory. Sleep speeds learning of new skills. It also helps to separate ...

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 ...

But according to Dr. Scott Schecter, a pulmonologist at UVA Health’s Sleep Disorders Center, that tradeoff may be costing ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. The sleepless nights we spend studying betray us come ...

Parents know that perhaps the toughest part of having young children is getting them to take their naps. Although those precious few minutes, or hopefully even hours, are crucial for the stability of ...

We know that quality sleep is integral to our overall health, and now a new study suggests that it also plays a significant ...

In the cerebral cortex, numerous neurons exchange information through junctions known as synapses. The strength of each synaptic connection changes depending on the activity levels of the neurons ...

We spend roughly a third of our lives doing something that, for most of history, scientists treated as a kind of placeholder — a passive state between the real work of being awake. That assumption has ...

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.

People with insomnia symptoms were significantly more likely to report negative effects from sleep tracking apps. Constant exposure to sleep deficit data can amplify existing anxiety about sleep, a ...