by Lance | Articles, Memory, Sleep
Scientists have long known that memories are consolidated during sleep. This long term memory formation happens during the non REM sleep phases of our sleep. The same neural pathways activated during sleep that was activated during the activity or event. The memory is... 
by Lance | Articles, Knowledge, Sleep
Why would you want to read a 5000-word article on sleep? Chances are that if you find yourself reading this article that you (or someone you know) are either not getting enough sleep or you still feel tired after what would seem like a full night of it.So you already... 
by Todd | Altered States, Gamma Waves, Intelligence, Lucid Dreaming, Sleep, Theta Waves
The alarm sounds off at 6:30 am. You groggily turn it off. Maybe you faintly recall a dream for a minute or two. You then quickly jump out of bed and hop in the shower to prepare yourself for a day of work, school, and/or tending to the family. From this point until... by Todd | Healing, Hypnagogia, Hypnosis, Memory, Sleep, Theta Waves
Is there a substantial body of research supporting the phenomenon of light/sound (L/S)? Certainly, the field is growing rapidly and, as a result of the proliferation of the newer commercial devices, a rash of anecdotal reporting has found its way into the popular... by Todd | Delta Waves, Research, Sleep, Theta Waves
During sleep, external sensory events rarely elicit a behavioural response or affect perception. However, how sensory processing differs between wakefulness and sleep remains unclear. A major difficulty in this field stems from using brief auditory stimuli that often... 
by Todd | Knowledge, Sleep
Staying awake and alert or sleeping restfully when we choose to depends largely on the function of a few small areas of the brain. When the alerting areas of the brain are most active, they inhibit activity in other areas of the brain responsible for promoting sleep....