In the stillness of the night, when the body should lie calm in sleep, something else may be happening beneath the surface. For some people, the dreaming mind turns the body into a stage for sudden ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence ...

Discover why your brain benefits more from sleep than coffee. A strategic afternoon nap outperforms caffeine for memory, ...

A person’s sleep needs are highly individual, Holliday-Bell says. If you feel refreshed and ready for the day after nine ...

Findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, "open the door to a deeper understanding of lucid dreaming as an ...

Scientists have mapped the brain's electrical activity during lucid dreaming, offering unprecedented insights into this ...

A power nap has long been touted as a magic reset button for the brain—but what if you didn’t need to sleep at all to feel ...

KyoungBin "Kevin" Im, MD, MS, associate clinical professor and sports psychiatry services medical director at UC Irvine ...

Lucid dreaming, where people become aware they are dreaming, has long fascinated both scientists and dreamers.

Researchers may have found a way to get the benefits of sleep through artificial naps, but the research is far from complete.

Shorter slow wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep were associated with decreased volume in Alzheimer disease-vulnerable brain regions.

It's no secret that a good night's sleep is key to a healthy brain. However, the full extent of the importance of rest on our ...