A new study finds that entering N2 sleep—a deep phase of non-rapid eye movement sleep—may help lead to more “eureka” ...

sleep or stage 4 (REM dreaming) sleep. Future studies should look more closely into how EEG activity during awake “eureka” moments relates to EEG readings during sleep, researchers said. How the brain ...

Upon waking, all groups showed an improvement in their performance, but 85.7% of those who achieved the N2 sleep phase had ...

How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this ...

During the REM stage of sleep—when brain activity surges and dreams unfold—participants were gently awakened and asked to ...

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Late-night scrolling isn’t the only thing sabotaging your slumber. New research suggests that a common daily habit may send your brain into overdrive while you sleep — even if you do it hours ...

Caffeine shifts brain activity during sleep by increasing EEG complexity and reducing long-range temporal correlations, particularly in non-REM (NREM) sleep. These changes reflect a movement ...

Lucid Dreaming Isn't Sleep or Wakefulness—It’s a New State of Consciousness, Scientists Find And it gets even trippier. By Elizabeth Rayne Published: Apr 25, 2025 8:00 AM EDT ...

REM sleep plays a crucial role in our physical and mental health. For Sleep Week, we speak to the experts to find out how much we need to function well.

It uses EEG (electroencephalogram) and proprietary brain mapping algorithms to measure and alter your brain waves. ... My REM sleep decreased by 37 minutes; I averaged 22 minutes more of deep sleep; ...