Sleep Allows Younger People to Hit ‘Save Button’ on Memories
Researchers say as we get older, we lose those cells in the brain that help us retain memories as we sleep. Can anything be done about the problem? “To die, to sleep — to sleep, perchance to dream — ay, there’s the rub, for in this sleep of death what dreams may come.” That’s Hamlet, from the famous “to be or not to be” soliloquy. Shakespeare’s prince is agonizing over his fear that even death will not be enough to end the torment of his dreams. And now we have a new factor to disturb our sleep. A recent study concluded that …
Sleep plays a vital role in memory retention
By TAKE CARE STAFF • SEP 23, 2017 • WRVO.org Your memory is getting worse. If you don’t write it down you can forget to do everyday tasks like picking up groceries or the kids after school. You chalk it up to stress or getting older, but your sleeping habits could be affecting your memory as well. Dr. Phyllis Zee is a professor in neurology and chief of the division of sleep medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She joins us today to discuss the impact sleep has on your memory. Listen to WRVO’s Health & Wellness Podcast on How …
Sleeping Shrinks the Brain … and That’s a Good Thing
By Christopher Wanjek | February 2, 2017 02:37pm ET | LiveScience.com Ah, to sleep, perchance … to shrink your neural connections? That’s the conclusion of new research that examined subtle changes in the brain during sleep. The researchers found that sleep provides a time when the brain’s synapses — the connections among neurons — shrink back by nearly 20 percent. During this time, the synapses rest and prepare for the next day, when they will grow stronger while receiving new input — that is, learning new things, the researchers said. Without this reset, known as “synaptic homeostasis,” synapses could become …
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