A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.

Scientists have long wondered if memories like this may be softened without affecting everything else in the brain. A new ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient’s brain, shifting from ...

Memory formation, storage, and retrieval are fundamental processes that define who we are and how we interact with the world. At the cellular level, these processes rely on specialized neurons called ...

Often undiagnosed, sleep apnea can quietly affect brain health, impacting memory, focus, and mood. A closer look at the signs ...

Share on Pinterest Research has found that deep sleep is crucial for the formation of memories. Amor Burakova/Stocksy Getting enough sleep is an important part of a person’s overall health. Poor sleep ...

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Memory dynamism”, Japan Agency for Medical Research and ...

Poor sleep is being tied to measurable acceleration in brain ageing, with new longitudinal and imaging-based research ...

Sleeping extra after sleepless nights sounds like a fix — but sleep experts reveal why this popular habit may not work the ...