Left untreated, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can have short- and long-term effects on your brain, from memory and learning to cognitive functions.

The brain reinforces seizure networks during post-seizure sleep by hijacking the same mechanisms used for memory consolidation.

The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new ...

In addition to affecting your sleep, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) poses risks to your heart, metabolic health, and brain function if untreated.

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to "erase" bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the ...

Sleep apnea affects an estimated 80 million adults in the U.S., yet it remains one of the country’s most underdiagnosed health conditions. Research suggests that up to four in five people with sleep ...

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Chronic insomnia is no longer a personal problem but a widespread phenomenon. New medical guidelines are changing the way ...

That’s according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong, who implemented a procedure called “targeted memory reactivation” (TMR) to reactivate positive memories and weaken painful ones during ...