Sleep Science
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A perfect alarm tone can enhance your alertness upon waking. Here’s what it should sound like
We first need to understand how our brains respond to complex stimuli when moving out of the sleep state.
Stuart McFarlane, The Conversation & Adrian Dyer, The Conversation
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Taking a nap could be the secret to unlocking creativity
Researchers explain how.
Delphine Oudiette, The Conversation, Célia Lacaux, The Conversation & Thomas Andrillon, The Conversation
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A writer recounts his experience with a disorder that leaves him gasping for breath in his sleep
My heart was fine. My blood was fine. But I felt like I was dying.
Neil Steinberg, Mosaic
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Stop pressing the snooze button – it’s what’s making you tired
Taking that ten-minute nap confuses your brain.
Steven Bender, The Conversation
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What role do dreams play? It differs across gender, age and time
The huge variety of dream states suggests that dreaming is just as important as waking life for biologic fitness.
Patrick McNamara, Aeon
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We can learn things in our sleep – but not the way scientists once thought
Sound and smell cues could help alter memory during sleep, new research has found.
Sadie Witkowski, Aeon
Video
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Before eating right or exercising, make waking up without the alarm your New Year resolution
By seeing where you sit on the sleep spectrum, you can work out the bed and wake times that best suit your needs.
Amy Reynolds, The Conversation, Doug McEvoy, The Conversation, Robert Adams, The Conversation & Sally Ferguson, The Conversation
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Eating onions to doing embroidery: Historical tips on how to get a good night’s sleep
Sleep 'crises' are far from new.
Sasha Handley, The Conversation
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We still don’t understand debilitating sleep disorders like narcolepsy
For the first 20 years of his life, Henry Nicholls had a healthy relationship with sleep. Then began to get frequent uncontrollable bouts of sleepiness.
Henry Nicholls, Mosaic
The Reel
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How Ashok Kumar learned to ‘open his heart through his eyes’
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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Scientists are unraveling the mystery of the body clock – and could soon help night owls sleep early
Whether you're a night owl or a morning lark, circadian rhythms control just about every aspect of your health.
Carrie L. Partch, The Conversation
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Video: How much sleep do you actually need?
How little is too little? And how much is too much?
Scroll Staff
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Sleepwalking is an old human survival mechanism gone wrong in a new world
Brain regions involved in emotional response and complex motor activity remain in "active" states.
Philip Jaekl, Aeon
The Field
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