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Neurotoxins Fill Our Brains Without Quality Sleep

Neurotoxins Fill Our Brains Without Quality Sleep

Putting sleep on the back burner could lead to some serious consequences for your brain and overall well-being. While scientists have known that quality sleep is critical for specific functions in the brain that are directly linked to decision-making, memory, creativity and emotions, recent findings provide more evidence as to how the process of cleaning […]

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Your Brain’s GPS Works Hard While You Sleep

Your Brain’s GPS Works Hard While You Sleep

Your brain is always hard at work while you sleep, and researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have been exploring this ability even further. Senior study investigator Dr. Gryorgy Buzsaki, the Biggs Professor of Neural Sciences at NYU Langone and its Neuroscience Institute, along with his team, have found that our brain cells are responsible […]

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For Better Memory in Old Age, Invest in Sleep NOW!

For Better Memory in Old Age, Invest in Sleep NOW!

If your plan is to catch up on sleep after passing the middle-age mark, we’ve got some bad news. According to new research from Baylor University, the snooze you collect after middle-age isn’t linked to memory and won’t protect you against its decline. Dr. Michael K. Scullin, director of Baylor’s Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory, […]

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