On the flip side, sleep also may be used to supercharge your memories and improve your recall. “In part, while we are ...

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found.

It "may help mitigate cognitive decline related to fatigue," a neurologist explains.

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, ...

Pink noise—often used to promote sleep—may reduce restorative REM sleep and interfere with sleep recovery. In contrast, ...

That’s according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong, who implemented a procedure called “targeted memory reactivation” (TMR) to reactivate positive memories and weaken painful ones during ...

Long-term use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs may help older adults fall asleep, but new research shows they alter sleep architecture and brain activity in ways that could undermine memory and next-day ...

Reports show many Americans are not getting enough sleep – which can cause all kinds of health issues and even impact our memory. “One of the cool things about researching sleep and practicing sleep ...

Getting enough sleep is an important part of a person’s overall health. Poor sleep is a risk factor for cognitive issues such as memory loss. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have ...

Share on Pinterest Research offers new clues about the ways in which sleep aids daily memory function. Image credit: THAIS RAMOS VARELA/Stocksy. One of the main functions of the human brain is to ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient's brain, shifting from ...