A recent study in rats suggests that during the rapid eye movement (REM) phase of sleep, the brain uses repeating chains of ...
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 ...
During the day, waste products such as lactic acid and worn-out proteins build up in the brain. When we sleep at night, waves ...
The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process ...
Neuropsychology researchers at LMU have discovered a rhythm in the midbrain that could serve as a biophysiological signature for specific states of consciousness. The thalamus is a deep-lying ...