Dr. Rinn: Our understanding of sleep as a fundamental process for both physical and mental health is really growing. Some of the functions of sleep include impacts on mental health, memory, immune ...

Seep deprivation impairs social memory by disrupting oxytocin signaling in the hippocampus and prelimbic cortex.

Sleeping for 6 hours a night for two weeks can impair memory, reduce attention span, and lead to poor decision-making ...

Scientists believe that our brains replay the events of the day when we sleep. The brain moves information from the hippocampus–where short-term memories are stored into the neocortex. In the ...

Background Social memory-the ability to recognize familiar individuals and distinguish them from strangers-is fundamental to ...

The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a sleep apnea episode appears to be linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal ...

Experiment conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley Feb. 1, 2013 — -- An experiment at the University of California, Berkeley, found that seniors enjoy less quality ...

Reports show many Americans are not getting enough sleep. That can cause all kinds of health issues and even impact our memory. “One of the cool things about researching sleep and practicing sleep ...

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

After a concussion, a person can be left with disturbed sleep, memory deficits and other cognitive problems for years, but a new study led by Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

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