Every 20 seconds, a wave of fresh cerebrospinal fluid rolls into the sleeping brain. These slow, rhythmic blasts, described for the first time in the Nov. 1 Science, may help explain why sleep is so ...

New research on brain waves could help doctors treat cognitive decline.

Who needs a crystal ball when you’ve got artificial intelligence? Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a potentially game-changing AI tool capable of detecting subtle changes in brain ...

Summary: Researchers dismantled the classic assumption that a person’s ability to easily fall asleep after a cup of coffee ...

Sleep and wake: they’re totally distinct states of being that define the boundaries of our daily lives. For years, scientists have measured the difference between these instinctual brain processes by ...

A machine-learning analysis of brain waves recorded during sleep may help identify people at high risk of developing dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco and Beth Israel Deaconess ...

A longitudinal study tracking children over a period of seven years identified distinct brain-wave patterns emerging from age ...

Taking a pill containing cannabis compounds might alter sleep patterns for individuals with mild to moderate insomnia, mostly ...