If you find it hard to focus after a wakeful night, it’s because your brain is busy trying to catch up on crucial ...

1 Radiology Department, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China 2 Neurology Department, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China Background: The coupling ...

Your sleep-deprived brain behaves as if you were about to nod off to sleep, even when you're awake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Nearly everyone has experienced it: After a night of poor sleep, you don’t feel as alert as you should. Your brain might seem foggy, and your mind drifts off when you should be paying ...

Nearly everyone has experienced it: After a night of poor sleep, you don't feel as alert as you should. Your brain might seem foggy, and your mind drifts off when you should be paying attention. A new ...

Summary: New research shows that during moments of lost focus after poor sleep, the brain releases a wave of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the same cleansing process that normally occurs during deep sleep ...

The psychological concept of “flow,” coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, describes a mental state of complete immersion and intense focus in an activity, leading to optimal performance and enjoyment.

It’s been known for millennia that the human body accumulates waste as a result of day-to-day functioning, but it’s now recognized that the awake, active brain also builds up waste that negatively ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Chiari malformation type I (CMI) is a congenital neurological disorder characterized by the herniation of cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, leading to impaired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through your central nervous system, serving multiple roles: it protects your brain, takes out the cellular trash, and even acts as a highway for immune cells. Although ...