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

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

Night terrors, a common sleep disorder in children, can be distressing for parents as kids wake in panic, often with no memory of the event. Experts advise against waking the child, focusing instead ...

While snoring is not usually caused by anything serious, it could indicate an underlying health condition, such as sleep apnoea.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious medical condition characterized by airway obstruction during sleep. In addition to increased risk of physical health concerns such as heart attack and stroke, it ...

To make sharing a bed better for everyone, try these tools and techniques.

The research, published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience, reveals that after a seizure occurs, the brain enters a state of deep sleep that mimics the process of memory storage. Instead of ...

Sleep debt is a condition when adults do not get enough sleep for a period of time, while the missing hours are accumulated.

Untreated obstructive sleep apnea can impair focus, memory, and reaction time, making work tasks more difficult and mistakes and accidents more likely.