REM sleep boosts immunity, regulates emotions and develops the brain — but are you getting enough?
"Deep sleep builds your immune system, and REM sleep regulates and fine-tunes it," says Darwall-Smith agrees. During deep ...
Doctor explains difference between REM sleep and deep sleep — plus how to get more of each this World Sleep Day
However, some research shows that major stressors may increase REM sleep but reduce deep sleep. REM rebound, which is when we ...
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Dementia could be treated by manipulating brain waves as we sleep
“Stimulating brain waves with sound can increase their frequency and this can help to better understand how brain oscillations in REM sleep promote cognition and how REM sleep can be improved in ...
The potential dangers of sleep trackers, according to experts
More people are becoming obsessed with sleep trackers, causing insomnia and making sleep worse, experts say. Here’s how to ...
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Brain Waves During Sleep May Predict Coma Recovery
Research from Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian suggests that brain waves associated with sleep may help predict ... Sleep spindles are brief bursts of brain activity that occur during ...
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Deep sleep may protect against neurodegeneration
Sleep disturbances may accelerate neurodegeneration, but whether they cause or result from disease remains unclear. Improving ...
This headband can make you fall asleep 74% faster by changing your brainwaves — does it work?
The Post tested out the groundbreaking sleep gadget, which the CEO described as “noise cancellation, but for the brain.” ...
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The potential dangers of sleep trackers, according to experts
Our brain uses light sleep to transition between slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, and rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, which is the stage in which we dream. Experts say about 50% of your night ...