The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new ...

The brain reinforces seizure networks during post-seizure sleep by hijacking the same mechanisms used for memory consolidation.

Scientists reveal how sleep protects brain cells, manages metabolic damage, and may help explain links to Alzheimer’s disease ...

Recent research reveals we dip into a sleeplike state as our brains flush out waste buildup.

A recent Mayo Clinic study looked at a process in the brain that, following a seizure, might reinforce future seizures — and potentially provides a new treatment window for those ...

When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical ...

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

Smartbuds uses electroencephalography (EEG) sensors to detect deep sleep and delivers precisely timed sound frequencies to ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza New neuroimaging research shows that when sleep-deprived people lose focus, the brain briefly ...

Learn how caffeine affects brain chemicals and health, sleep, and mood. Understand safe daily limits, hidden sources, and signs you’re getting too much.

There are some obvious signs of a poor night’s sleep — fatigue, irritability and trouble focusing, to name a few — but it can also have some hidden effects. In a new study led by University of ...