Sleep consolidates memories and learning. Source: iStock/tommaso79 All day long, while we’re awake, our brains are busy. They take in the world, learn from our experiences, and form memories of what ...

You can swot up on vocabulary in your sleep, but only if you don’t confuse your brain in the process. Researchers have invited people to their sleep lab for a Dutch language course. You can swot up on ...

Learning while snoozing sounds like a dream come true (pun intended), but it’s not all that far-fetched. Keep reading to get the details on the role sleep plays in learning. Sleep is the secret sauce, ...

Scientists have understood for several years how connecting learning to specific odor cues can enhance memorization if the same smells are then presented during certain sleep phases. An impressive new ...

Are you impulsive when it comes to making decisions? Or do you say, “Let me sleep on it”? Well, if you belong to the second category, you might be really doing your brain a favour. Sleeping on it ...

Which sleep stage is most important for learning: REM or non-REM? Does sleep improve learning by enhancing skills while people snooze, or by cementing those skills in the brain so that they're less ...

Babies and young children make giant developmental leaps all of the time. Sometimes, it seems, even overnight they figure out how to recognize certain shapes or what the word 'no' means no matter who ...

What occurs in the brain when we are deep in slumber? What are the different stages of sleep and what role do they play in learning and memory formation? What about in anxiety and pain? Do neurons and ...