Neuroscientists are converging on a detailed picture of how the human brain carves continuous speech into words, drawing on ...

Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...

Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts brain function in several ways, including low oxygen levels, interrupted sleep, and vascular risk. Several regions throughout the brain may shrink, and the ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

Introduction: Irregular sleep and reduced slow-wave sleep (SWS) have been linked to cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer’s disease, partly through impaired glymphatic clearance of neurotoxic ...

Background: Insomnia significantly impairs well-being, cognitive function, and social functioning, yet subjective psychological assessments often yield equivocal results regarding the extent of this ...