“Sleep on it.” We’ve long known that a good night’s sleep confers important benefits on mood, alertness, concentration, and judgment. Research over more than a century has also established that sleep plays an important role in memory retention. More recently, studies have begun to establish more precisely how the connection between sleep and memory works.… Continue reading Sleep and Memory: How They Work Together
Category: Sleep
Bursts of Brain Activity during Sleep Linked to Memory Rejuvenation
Researchers seeking to understand the brain mechanisms that secure memory storage during sleep, have zeroed in on a “sleep spindle” – a one-second burst of brain activity. Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it’s long been known which brain waves are produced during sleep.… Continue reading Bursts of Brain Activity during Sleep Linked to Memory Rejuvenation
4 Tips To Sleep Better During Allergy Season
Spring is the season of renewal. Plants and trees start to rebound from the harsh winter that claimed most of their leaves and vegetation. Birds return from their Southern vacations, serenade us with their morning songs and rebuild their nests in preparation for new arrivals. Unfortunately, there is another renewal that many people don’t look… Continue reading 4 Tips To Sleep Better During Allergy Season
21 Steps to the Best Sleep of Your Life
Sleep deprivation’s consequences include immune system failure, diabetes, cancer, obesity, depression, and memory loss – just to name a few – and most people don’t realize that sleep is the square root of the problem. Studies shown just one night of sleep deprivation can make you as insulin-resistant as a type-2 diabetic. This translates directly… Continue reading 21 Steps to the Best Sleep of Your Life
Sleep Tight
Having trouble getting to sleep? If and when you do finally nod off, do you wind up having a fitful, choppy slumber broken up by bathroom trips, glances at the alarm clock, and other external and internal distractions? If it’s any comfort as you toss and turn, valiantly trying to get comfortable so you can (finally)… Continue reading Sleep Tight