The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark ...
Jan 27, 2013
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Dementia is a progressive loss of cognitive abilities, such as memory, that is significant enough to have an impact on a person's daily activities.
Mar 1, 2024
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In his sci-fi film "Inception," (2010), Christopher Nolan imagined his protagonist slipping into other people's dreams and even shaping their contents. But what if this story wasn't so far away from real life?
Jan 4, 2024
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Scientists are probing what happens in the brain as people slumber and how they can enjoy the restorative effects of better deep sleep.
Sep 28, 2022
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is the most common form of motor neuron disease. People with ALS progressively lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movements, including ...
May 27, 2022
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The occurrence of 'slow waves', a pattern of neural activity commonly associated with the transition to sleep, could predict whether someone is about to daydream or mind blank, and how they will respond to the environment. ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Every high-school physics student learns that sound and light travel at very different speeds. If the brain did not account for this difference, it would be much harder for us to tell where sounds came from, and how they ...
May 11, 2021
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Neuroscientists at the University of Alberta have identified a mechanism that may help build memories during deep sleep.
Oct 29, 2019
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A new article explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and Alzheimer's disease. Better understanding of this connection may lead to potential diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease ...
Mar 22, 2019
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Does "sleeping on it" help us make better decisions? Are sleep disorders just a natural part of aging? How important are naps, anyhow? Rebecca Spencer, Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and director ...
Feb 20, 2019
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