Scientists in China and the US use advanced microscopy to discover exactly how a good night's sleep improves learning and memory.
Regular naps are 'key to learning'
Regular and lengthy naps are the key to memory and learning in early life, say scientists.
How to improve your memory: 10 easy, enjoyable expert tips – from reading a book to getting more sleep
Relying on technology can make us forgetful, but there are some simple ways to sharpen your recall. Memory experts describe the tricks and habits that can help
What Did Ancient Humans Do at Night?
Sleep: Everything You Need To Know
Sleep: Everything You Need To Know Sleep is the Force Multiplier We spend one third of our lives sleeping, it's crucial for muscle recovery, fact retention and preparing the body to operate at full …
You can learn a foreign language in your sleep, say Swiss
Study played newly-learned foreign vocabulary to students and compared their memory with those who were played the words while awake
Scientists discover how deep sleep builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts the brain
Scientists have discovered a surprising two-way relationship between sleep and growth hormone, revealing how the brain carefully balances physical recovery with wakefulness. The findings could help explain why poor sleep harms metabolism and brain health, potentially opening the door to new treatments for sleep and neurological disorders.
Opinion | Rethinking Sleep (Published 2012)
It’s not the quantity of sleep that restores and refreshes, but the quality.
Why We Sleep, and Why We Often Can’t
Does our contemporary obsession with sleep obscure what makes it special in the first place?
Down From the Trees, Humans Finally Got a Decent Night’s Sleep (Published 2015)
Humans sleep more deeply but for shorter periods than other primates’ habits, a study finds. The pattern may have helped humans evolve more powerful brains.
Sleep as a Competitive Advantage
Too many of us live by the myth that one less hour of sleep gives us one more hour of productivity, Tony Schwartz writes in the Life@Work column. In reality, lost sleep not only leaves us more fatigued, but also takes a toll on our cognitive capacity.
Sleep as a Competitive Advantage
Too many of us live by the myth that one less hour of sleep gives us one more hour of productivity, Tony Schwartz writes in the Life@Work column. In reality, lost sleep not only leaves us more fatigued, but also takes a toll on our cognitive capacity.
The sleep switch that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts brainpower
UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The discovery helps explain links between poor sleep, obesity, diabetes, and cognitive decline, while opening new paths for treating sleep and metabolic disorders.
How To (Really) Learn A Foreign Language While You Sleep
The old saying that we can solve problems more effectively when we “sleep on it” may be especially true if the problem we’re trying to solve is learning a new language. Researchers from two Swiss universities wanted to know if they could enhance the learning of words from a foreign language [...]
The sleep framework: A new way for LLMs to retain knowledge in continual learning
We introduce a sleep phase in continual learning, enabling large language models to continuously integrate new facts and enhance reasoning while mitigating catastrophic forgetting or static knowledge cutoffs.
Plastic Labs Releases Neuromancer XR
NEUROMANCER: The first collection of models dedicated to AI-native memory and social cognition.
