Memory

16 08, 2022

Nightly “brain wash” protects against Alzheimer’s disease during sleep

2023-01-17T19:52:25+00:00August 16, 2022|Aging, Featured, Medical Conditions, Memory|

Scientists have revealed evidence of a strong connection between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is a general term for a decline in memory loss and cognitive abilities. Alzheimer’s affects memory, thinking, and behavioral patterns. It [...]

28 07, 2014

Sleep deprivation may create false memories

2022-08-22T19:17:56+00:00July 28, 2014|Memory, Poor Sleep, Sleep Deprivation|

A new study published recently in Psychological Science suggests that not getting enough sleep may increase the likelihood of forming false memories. The study was conducted by psychological scientist Steven J. Frenda of the University of California, Irvine and colleagues. Results show sleep-deprived people [...]

2 07, 2014

Short sleep linked to aging brain

2022-08-22T19:23:46+00:00July 2, 2014|Aging, Healthy Sleep Habits, Memory, Poor Sleep|

A new study finds that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. Results show that each hour of reduced sleep duration changed the annual expansion rate of the ventricles by 0.59 percent. Ventricles are the internal chambers of the brain. Their expansion is a [...]

11 04, 2013

Sound stimulation during sleep may enhance memory

2022-08-26T18:34:46+00:00April 11, 2013|Healthy Sleep Habits, Memory|

Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers reporting online April 11 in the journal Neuron have found that playing sounds synchronized to the rhythm of the slow brain oscillations of people who are sleeping [...]

22 03, 2013

Acting out dreams linked to developing dementia

2022-07-13T18:33:15+00:00March 22, 2013|Aging, Memory, Sleep Disorders|

The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while sleeping, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered. Patients are five times more [...]

20 03, 2013

Study finds sleep consolidates memories for competing tasks

2022-08-26T18:41:42+00:00March 20, 2013|Healthy Sleep Habits, Memory|

Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, new research at the University of Chicago finds. Other studies have shown that sleep consolidates learning for a new task. [...]

15 03, 2013

Sleepwalkers sometimes remember their actions

2022-08-26T18:42:55+00:00March 15, 2013|Memory, Sleep Disorders|

Three myths about sleepwalking – sleepwalkers have no memory of their actions, sleepwalkers' behavior is without motivation, and sleepwalking has no daytime impact – are dispelled in a recent study led by Antonio Zadra of the University of Montreal and its affiliated Sacré-Coeur Hospital. [...]

27 02, 2013

Sleep reinforces learning, especially in children

2022-07-25T20:02:10+00:00February 27, 2013|Children, Memory|

A new study reveals how important it is for children to get enough sleep. Children's brains subconsciously transform learning material into active knowledge while they sleep – even more effectively than adult brains do, according to the study by Dr. Ines Wilhem of the [...]

9 02, 2012

Sleep enhances emotional memory, preserves emotional intensity

2022-09-22T16:45:51+00:00February 9, 2012|Memory|

Sleeping on a negative thought helps preserve it, a recent study concluded. Participants were shown images. Some of the images were positive, others negative. Twelve hours later, those who’d been asleep had better recognition of the images. The negative images and the positive ones. [...]

3 02, 2011

Sleep deprivation may help in emotional trauma treatment

2022-09-28T18:41:51+00:00February 3, 2011|Memory, Mental Health, PTSD|

Normally Sleep Education reports on the numerous physical and mental health problems caused by sleep deprivation. In this one case, sleep deprivation may actually have a benefit. If you don’t sleep after a traumatic event, you may avoid developing PTSD or other anxiety disorders, [...]

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