Summary: A new study discovered that randomly played sounds during sleep can actively impair memory consolidation. By ...

A research team in Freiburg has investigated how random sounds played during sleep affect the consolidation of new memories.

For several years now, sleep research has been focusing intensively on the question of whether targeted auditory stimulation ...

During sleep, the brain must achieve a delicate balance: disconnecting from sensory input to allow restorative functions, while remaining alert enough to wake if danger arises. How does it sort ...

Using sound to stimulate certain brain waves has the potential to help those with dementia or cognitive decline sleep better, reveals a new study. Sleep disturbances are a common feature in dementia ...

Sleeping through loud noises does not necessarily mean you are a heavy sleeper. Psychology suggests the brain filters familiar sounds while remaining alert to unusual or potentially threatening noises ...

Brain waves can be manipulated whilst in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a sleep stage associated with memory and cognition, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Novel technology, using ...

Sleep may be the brain's secret to resilience, helping it recover from stress, adapt to change, and maintain healthy function ...

In 1996, in an episode called “Messages from Earth,” part of the beloved sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, Captain John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) confesses to his Minbari colleague Delenn (the late, great ...

For many people struggling to fall or stay asleep, sound machines have become a popular sleep aid. Broadband sounds promise to mask disturbing noises, “soothe” the brain, and help users drift off into ...

Sleep talking somniloquy explained: Most nights, consciousness doesn’t shut off all at once. It gradually fades as the brain moves through different stages of sleep, each with its own pattern of ...

Humans sleep less than every other primate on record, despite having the biggest brains — biologists call it the human sleep ...