Learning while sleeping had long been relegated to the realm of quackery, but new studies suggest that we may be able to problem-solve and practice skills in our dreams.

Memory formation, storage, and retrieval are fundamental processes that define who we are and how we interact with the world. At the cellular level, these processes rely on specialized neurons called ...

The truth is that we love learning weird things. It becomes even more fascinating when those weird things involve human behavior and the strange ways our bodies work without us even realizing it.

Discover the 25 disturbing things your brain does while you sleep. From processing trauma to deleting memories and simulating ...

These effects are based on brain plasticity — the brain’s ability to reshape itself in response to experiences and learning.