As REM sleep declines, life span suffers
Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a new study suggests.
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Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a new study suggests.
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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 ...
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Adult neurogenesis, in which new neurons are generated within the hippocampus in the fully developed adult brain, occurs in miceābut 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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The scent of sage adds a sense of calm to the room, and three small lamps cast a soft glow. The high-backed office chair looks inviting and comfy.
Apr 3, 2020
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When acquiring new motor skills, humans typically learn how to use both explicit and implicit strategies. When learning how to play golf, for instance, one may learn implicit motor skills, such as how to coordinate hand and ...
Mammals experience rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep. While the hypothalamus and brainstem are known to be critical regulators of sleep, the precise mechanism is not fully understood. New work in mice has ...
Mar 23, 2020
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In a recent study, scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) found that research participants moved their eyes to determine whether they had seen an image before, and that their eye movement patterns could ...
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