Sleep

Sleep

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.
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's common knowledge that syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being.
sleep sound
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.”
bedtime procrastination
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?
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.
isolation experiment
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 — […]
creative nap
Historical geniuses used the "creative nap" to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the "hypnagogic state" can help with problem solving.
dream hacking
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
Three people standing on the inside of a clock illustrating an article on daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time was first implemented during the first world war to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy. While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal […]
A person lying in bed lacking sleep due to daylight saving time.
These studies are only the tip of the iceberg, with adverse consequence of the time change ranging from student test scores to stock market returns.