Search
Sleep
Biological age is a better health indicator than the number of years you’ve lived, but it’s tricky to measure.
Get the most out of your coffee.
In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover "lost" memories.
Compared to people who took a placebo, the brains of those who took caffeine pills had a temporarily smaller gray matter volume.
If you want to sleep more, try working less, eating better, and exercising more. Alternatively, you could emigrate to Albania.
Sleep less, sleep less, sleep more.
For college students, it's the early afternoon.
To prevent overloading the memory system, the brain may have a mechanism that tosses out certain types of memories.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
9mins
Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
A technique called targeted memory reactivation could improve common treatments for nightmare disorder.
Research shows how temperature can be used to manipulate circadian rhythms.
The "Mind After Midnight" hypothesis aims to explain why night owls tend to suffer more negative health outcomes.
It might be good for your memory.
It's common knowledge that syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being.
the human brain remains highly responsive to sound during sleep, but it does not receive feedback from higher order areas — sort of like an orchestra with “the conductor missing.”
9mins
Only 2% of Alzheimer’s is 100% genetic. The rest is up to your daily habits.
We know sleep is more important than aimlessly scrolling on social media or checking our email for the 50th time. So, why do we do it?
Understanding these links could bring us closer to a cure.
Older adults who napped at least once or for more than an hour a day had a 40% higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s than those who napped less.
Could we all attain this superpower?
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
This article was originally published on our sister site, Freethink. Fifteen volunteers in France just spent more than a month living in a cave — without any way to tell time — […]
Historical geniuses used the "creative nap" to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the "hypnagogic state" can help with problem solving.
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
Isn't more sleep always better?