Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

Sleep is essential to memory function. Insufficient sleep makes concentrating, absorbing information, and storing and recalling memories difficult. Adults need about seven to nine hours of sleep per ...

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that surrounds and supports the brain and ...

Memory formation, storage, and retrieval are fundamental processes that define who we are and how we interact with the world. At the cellular level, these processes rely on specialized neurons called ...

You have been creating memories since childhood and ever since you tried to commit that first fact to memory, you likely discovered ways that you could improve your memory. For example, if you lived ...

Scientists zeroed in on a lesser-known part of the brain that helps control both sleep cycles and memory. New research from the National University of Singapore suggests caffeine may help protect ...

Associate Professor Sajikumar Sreedharan and Dr Wong Lik-Wei in front of their electrophysiology setup, with hippocampal signals recorded from sleep-deprived laboratory models. Researchers at the Yong ...