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

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Adrian Dyer, The Conversation

· Mar 20, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Taking a nap could be the secret to unlocking creativity

Researchers explain how.

Delphine Oudiette, The Conversation

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Célia Lacaux, The Conversation

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Thomas Andrillon, The Conversation

· Dec 31, 2021 · 11:30 pm

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

· Dec 16, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Stop pressing the snooze button – it’s what’s making you tired

Taking that ten-minute nap confuses your brain.

Steven Bender, The Conversation

· Jun 11, 2019 · 11:30 pm

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

· Mar 14, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Jan 30, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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

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Doug McEvoy, The Conversation

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Robert Adams, The Conversation

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Sally Ferguson, The Conversation

· Dec 29, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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

· Nov 25, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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

· Oct 29, 2017 · 02:30 pm

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

· Sep 20, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Video: How much sleep do you actually need?

How little is too little? And how much is too much?

Scroll Staff

· Mar 23, 2017 · 08:00 pm

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

· Mar 12, 2017 · 02:30 pm