A restful night alternates in cycles between non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep states. The study from UNIL shows that a brain region called the "locus coeruleus" (in ...

Long-term benzodiazepine use in older adults disrupts sleep patterns, leading to lighter sleep and potential cognitive ...

While it’s well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. A new ...

Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep arousal disorders involve repeated episodes of incomplete awakening from sleep, most commonly sleepwalking or night terrors (also known as sleep terrors), but ...

.New research reveals that neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus - the region of the brain that regulates sleep and body temperature - are rhythmically activated during non-rapid eye movement sleep ...

Have you recently cut down on caffeine and feel like you're having the most vivid dreams of your life? While there are a ...

But, how do dreams work? Most dreaming occurs during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a stage of the sleep cycle where brain activity increases, the body becomes temporarily paralyzed, and vivid dreams ...

New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reveals neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus—the region of the brain that regulates sleep and body temperature—are ...