This sidebar to “Tossing and Turning: Treatment and Side Effects Disrupt Sleep” discusses the physiology of sleep, REM sleep, circadian rhythms, and sleep research. “One of the misconceptions of sleep ...

Sleep regulation emerges from a complex interplay between neural circuits and immune signalling; central to this interaction are cytokines—small protein mediators that convey immune status to the ...

Summary: A new study discovered that randomly played sounds during sleep can actively impair memory consolidation. By ...

A new study reveals that while we sleep, our brains quietly sort through the day’s experiences, keeping what we intend to remember and letting emotion-driven moments drift away. Study: Top-down ...

For several years now, sleep research has been focusing intensively on the question of whether targeted auditory stimulation ...

Chelsea was a member of the SCL from 2016 to 2018. She earned her BA in the lab and later worked as a Professional Research Assistant. She currently is in nursing school at CU Denver and works in ...