Have you ever woken up after a dream and thought to yourself, “That made absolutely no sense”? According to modern neuroscience, there’s a reason why dreams feel so abstract and bizarre. Two sleep experts discuss.

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Sleeping better helps you think better, which helps you live better. Three experts explain why quality sleep is imperative to brain function, problem solving, communication, and more.

Deepak Chopra and Harvard neurobiologist Rudolph Tanzi advocate for "radical well-being," emphasizing that optimal health relies on proactive measures—such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, and emotional regulation—rather than reactive responses to health issues.

This class explores the link between neurobiology and productivity, teaching participants to optimize willpower and focus through strategies like meta-awareness, the Pomodoro Technique, and the importance of rest, while experts share insights on achieving peak performance amidst modern distractions.

"Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be."

Living longer is only half the equation. Here’s how to stay healthier for more of those years.

Participants’ brains revealed they were doing a kind of “neural replay” of the game they had been manipulated to win.

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Scientists still aren't sure how they perform without those restorative Z's.

GLP-1 agonists may be able to treat addiction, prevent Alzheimer’s, and more.

The Human Chronome Project finds that the average human sleeps for 9 hours but only works for 2.6 hours.

It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.

Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.

Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.

Lucid dreamers may have “privileged access to their inner world,” with “heightened awareness... to the outside world.”

A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.

Want to be more intelligent? Here’s why you should hit the gym, according to neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki.

If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one's risk of death.

Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.

Don't feel compelled to start a napping routine just yet.

Since 2012, the amount of time that teenagers spend socializing in person has plummeted. Is it a coincidence that depression is more common?

Synchronized activity between the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and thalamus plays a role in memory consolidation.

You'll be able to sleep through a war.

A team of scientists has warned that marketers seek to advertise in our dreams. Will our sleep be commercialized against our wishes?

Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.

A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.

Thomas Edison was on to something...

More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep. Diet is an important, under-recognized culprit.

This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.