Deep sleep or slow-wave sleep supports memory, growth, and cell regeneration. Not getting enough may contribute to some health conditions, including heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. You may have ...

While it is certainly true that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep functions, in part, to promote a healthy waking mind, there are compelling reasons to believe that the opposite is the case as well: the ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

An international collaboration of scientists has created the largest-ever public database of brain activity recordings and ...

Despite our broad understanding of the different brain regions activated during rapid-eye-movement sleep, little is known about what this activity serves for. Researchers have now discovered that the ...

In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers have coupled experiments with models of neuronal circuits, like the one shown here, to investigate the role of the non-REM to REM sleep ...

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...

Previously unreported links between possible REM sleep behavior disorder (pRBD) and alcohol use, and psychological distress emerged in a nationwide Canadian study, researchers reported. Heavy drinking ...

Despite our broad understanding of the different brain regions activated during rapid-eye-movement sleep, little is known about what this activity serves for. Researchers at the University of Bern and ...