In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in the much more ...

New work performed at Stanford University and published in Nature Neuroscience has revealed a neuronal circuit in the brain that is critical to the cycle of waking and sleeping. When the action of ...

In a novel study appearing in the journal Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in the much more ...

A brain circuit that's indispensable to the sleep-wake cycle has now been identified by researchers. This same circuit is also a key component of the reward system, an archipelago of interconnected ...

Sleep is usually considered an all-or-nothing state: The brain is either entirely awake or entirely asleep. However, MIT neuroscientists have discovered a brain circuit that can trigger small regions ...

Dan sought to identify which cells in the basal forebrain promote which brain state. The region contains three main types of neurons: cholinergic, glutamatergic, and GABAergic. Dan and her colleagues ...

Mindful meditation — sitting quietly while focusing on breathing and being "present"— improves sleep quality in older adults better than other relaxation techniques, according to a study published ...

Waltham, Mass.—In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in ...

Researchers have identified a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in the much more complex sleep circuit in humans. The study demonstrates that in flies, ...