Neuroscientists there found that when people learn a new motor skill, their brains don’t just generally “consolidate” the ...

VICE Quebec recently visited neuroscience researcher Claudia Picard-Deland at the Dream and Nightmare Laboratory in Montreal’s Sacre-Coeur Hospital to discover the science of learning while you sleep.

One of sleep’s key functions is to stabilize and integrate new memories into our brain’s long-term memory systems, a process known as "consolidation." This idea is now widely accepted, though it ...

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

Late-night scrolling isn’t the only thing sabotaging your slumber. New research suggests that a common daily habit may send your brain into overdrive while you sleep — even if you do it hours before ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Through a close analysis of brain circuitry in mice, researchers led by a team from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have found special mechanisms and feedback loops that regulate ...