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11/20/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Memory and sleep: Researchers finally discover why getting sufficient sleep dramatically boosts brain performance

The brain works at its finest when it is well rested. Therefore, having the right amount of sleep a day, which is at least seven to nine hours, is needed for the brain to be alert and to focus, and to learn and remember information well. Recently, a team of researchers from the University of […]

07/22/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers discover how to enhance memories during sleep… by triggering brain waves

In the first study of its kind, a team of researchers has discovered a way to enhance or impair memory during sleep. By triggering specific brain waves, researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality in South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science were able to nearly double long-term memory. The compelling new study, published in […]

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