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Research offers insights into mechanisms underlying bipolar mania, sleep homeostasis

November 23, 2022
… offers insights into mechanisms underlying bipolar mania, sleep homeostasis At a press conference at the Society for … key neurons involved in the neuropsychiatric disorder and sleep homeostasis To better understand and treat mental … mania symptoms of bipolar disorder and that the disorder’s sleep symptoms are further mediated by dopamine. Individuals …

The Sleeping Brain

September 14, 2023
… 14, 2023 The Sleeping Brain Neural activity during sleep has a signature structure that the brain uses to make … Emery N. Brown is deeply aware of the science behind sleep’s importance for health and wellness, but he still … tell you based on studying the slumbering brain is that sleep does much more than just help us feel refreshed and …

Decoding hidden dreams

August 30, 2016
… memories. However, our brains need to disconnect — i.e., sleep — from the noisy sensory world that we’re steeped in. Sleep helps us maintain brain health, makes our memories … the sensory world? “The content of memory is hidden during sleep and therefore requires tools for decoding content that …

Studying consciousness without affecting it

April 06, 2023
… different, little-used approach first described in 2014 by sleep researchers. Before the infusion began, they instructed … part by The JPB Foundation. Research Article anesthesia , Sleep , arousal , oscillations , Brain Rhythms Print Share … Studying consciousness without affecting it anesthesia Sleep arousal oscillations Brain Rhythms Arousal Control …

Fluid flow in the brain can be manipulated by sensory stimulation

April 10, 2023
… helps remove toxins from the brain, particularly while we sleep. Reduced flow of cerebrospinal fluid is known to be … as occur in Alzheimer’s disease. Based on evidence from sleep studies, the researchers hypothesized that brain … Institute. Research Article neurodegeneration , fMRI , Sleep , visual system , blood , cerebrovasculature , …

Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces

December 10, 2024
… 2024 Research Findings Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces Place cells are well … environment requires a broader ensemble of cells, aided by sleep, to build a richer network over several days. On the … of whole spaces and highlights the critical importance of sleep for the process. Scientists have known for decades that …

Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are

December 04, 2018
… also later when it would dream of running the maze in its sleep – a key process in consolidating its memory. In the new … the brain represents place both during navigation and in sleep or rest. They reached a first milestone in 2013 when … show that animals replay their spatial experiences during sleep and have allowed researchers to understand more about …

Memory and its meaning

October 07, 2019
… the hypothesis that memory is consolidated during sleep. Sleep is an ideal condition for memory research, Wilson … 2002, for example, he showed that while memory replay in sleep’s REM phase occurs in long stretches almost like the … Memory Neural Circuits Genetic Engineering Optogenetics Sleep Visual System Neural Signal Processing Alzheimer's …

NSF ‘CAREER’ award helps fund Flavell lab study of behavioral states

February 12, 2019
… fire on a timeframe of mere milliseconds, behaviors like sleep or emotions like sadness can last for hours or days.  A … worm’s nervous system produces and sustains states like sleep and wakefulness. Those findings can then inform studies … states neuromodulation Neuromodulators C. elegans behavior Sleep …

Emery N. Brown, innovative neuroscientist, statistician and anesthesiologist earns National Medal of Science

January 03, 2025
… of clinical neuroscience such as psychiatry, neurology and sleep medicine. Investigations underway via the effort … can be modified to produce more physiologically sound sleep aids, and whether approaches used to accelerate … consciousness Arousal Control Neural Signal Processing Sleep …

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