Many students have difficulty falling asleep early, which makes getting up for early classes a challenge. The reason for this lies in biology. During puberty, the body’s internal clock naturally shifts backward, meaning that teenagers feel more awake later in the evening than adults. Because of this shift, many teenagers cannot fall asleep early enough […]Many students have difficulty falling asleep early, which makes getting up for early classes a challenge. The reason for this lies in biology. During puberty, the body's internal clock naturally shifts backward, meaning that teenagers feel more awake later in the evening than adults. Because of this shift, many teenagers cannot fall asleep early enough [...]
Scientists Have Found a Way to Implant Ideas Into Dreams to Boost Creativity
Most people are familiar with the advice to “sleep on it” when faced with difficult decisions. New research suggests that this advice may have scientific merit. While many people report having had breakthrough ideas in their dreams, researchers have had difficulty studying this phenomenon because dreams are difficult to control in a laboratory setting. A […]Most people are familiar with the advice to “sleep on it” when faced with difficult decisions. New research suggests that this advice may have scientific merit. While many people report having had breakthrough ideas in their dreams, researchers have had difficulty studying this phenomenon because dreams are difficult to control in a laboratory setting. A [...]
Your Brain Does Something Surprising When You’re Not Sleeping
Almost everyone knows this feeling. After a night of poor sleep, it is more difficult to concentrate. Your thoughts wander, your reaction times slow down, and your mental clarity diminishes, especially when you need to be most alert. New research from MIT sheds light on what happens in the brain during these brief lapses in […]Almost everyone knows this feeling. After a night of poor sleep, it is more difficult to concentrate. Your thoughts wander, your reaction times slow down, and your mental clarity diminishes, especially when you need to be most alert. New research from MIT sheds light on what happens in the brain during these brief lapses in [...]
How Cancer Disrupts the Brain and Triggers Anxiety and Insomnia
Scientists have discovered that breast cancer can disrupt the brain’s internal clock almost immediately after the onset of cancer, without anyone noticing. In mice, tumors flattened the natural daily rhythm of stress hormones, disrupting the feedback loop between the brain and body that regulates stress, sleep, and immunity. Remarkably, when the researchers restored the correct […]Scientists have discovered that breast cancer can disrupt the brain's internal clock almost immediately after the onset of cancer, without anyone noticing. In mice, tumors flattened the natural daily rhythm of stress hormones, disrupting the feedback loop between the brain and body that regulates stress, sleep, and immunity. Remarkably, when the researchers restored the correct [...]
A Weak Internal Clock Can be an Early Warning Sign of Dementia
Your daily rhythm may be more important to your brain health than previously thought. Older adults with weaker, more disrupted activity patterns were far more likely to develop dementia than those with stable routines. A later daily energy peak was also associated with a higher risk. The study points to the internal clock as a […]Your daily rhythm may be more important to your brain health than previously thought. Older adults with weaker, more disrupted activity patterns were far more likely to develop dementia than those with stable routines. A later daily energy peak was also associated with a higher risk. The study points to the internal clock as a [...]
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