Thalidomide is a medication with several different effects, one of which is promoting sleep in the context of insomnia. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered that thalidomide exerts its ...
Sep 18, 2020
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When we dream, our brains are filled with noisy electrical activity that looks nearly identical to that of the awake brain.
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Whether the cause is stress related to working from home, wearing masks, lack of day care, or limited access to health care, COVID-19-related anxiety has spilled into nearly every aspect of our lives. Apparently, it has even ...
Jul 28, 2020
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For the first time, a new study simultaneously tracks brain activity, eye movements and body movements of a pro race car driver in extreme conditions.
Jul 16, 2020
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Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a new study suggests.
Jul 7, 2020
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Tiny eye movements can be used as an index of humans' ability to anticipate relevant information in the environment independent of the information's sensory modality, a team of scientists has found. The work reveals a connection ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Adult neurogenesis, in which new neurons are generated within the hippocampus in the fully developed adult brain, occurs in mice—but how new neurons are functionally integrated into existing brain circuitry has remained ...
Jun 4, 2020
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In a study published today in Current Biology, Arne Meyer, John O'Keefe and Jasper Poort used a lightweight eye-tracking system composed of miniature video cameras and motion sensors to record head and eye movements in mice ...
May 14, 2020
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Wind turbine noise (WTN) influences people's perception of the restorative effects of sleep, and also has a small but significant effect on dream sleep, otherwise known as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a study at the University ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered the function of a special group of nerve cells which are found in the eye and which sense visual movement. The findings give us a completely new understanding of how conscious ...
Apr 16, 2020
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