LearningRx1 Sleep | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 9

Late-life memory affected by earlier sleep habits

Jun 28, 2014 by

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered a link between midlife and later life sleeping habits and memory. They also found links between extreme sleep durations and worse memory later in life....

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Sleep breathing interruptions affect neurons

Jun 15, 2014 by

Research has found that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects the brain neurons needed to regulate heart rate....

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Nap after learning helps toddlers

May 12, 2014 by

Sleep plays a vital role in memory and learning, whether you’re an infant, toddler, child, teen or adult. Infants and preschoolers who took naps soon after learning something were better able to generalize after sleep than those who did...

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New odor during sleep compromises ability to remember odors later...

May 10, 2014 by

In a new study of animals researchers found that if they introduced a new odor to the animal while it slept, it compromised its ability to remember the difference between new and previously encountered smells while awake....

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Insomniacs have more neuroplasticity in motor cortex region

May 1, 2014 by

Though it’s not yet known if it’s a cause of insomnia, people who have trouble sleeping have higher levels of activity and plasticity in the motor cortex region of their brain....

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Insomniacs have more plasticity and activity in motor cortex

Apr 24, 2014 by

Researchers have discovered that insomniacs have more plasticity and activity in the area of the brain that controls movement....

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