We’ve previously written on this blog about the importance of sleep and noted some interesting ways that lack of sleep can affect your waking self. New research piles on yet another reason you need to get those zzzzzs – getting a good night’s sleep, without interruption, is key for forming memories. This study differs from [...]

Do you ever read about a study that’s received a million dollar grant and think, “Who would spend a million dollars to study THAT? And what kind of scientists would want to spend their time on it?” That’s what I first thought when I heard about research on sea slug brains. I couldn’t figure out [...]

Sleep helps you follow through on a plan … yet another reason to get more rest (or take a nap)

A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that activity in the medial prefrontal cortex can predict behavior more accurately than the individuals themselves.  Participants in the study listened to public service announcements on the benefits of sunscreen while their brains were scanned in an fMRI machine.  The participants were asked whether or [...]

If you’ve ever dabbled in neuroscience (or work at a neuroscience-based company, like I do) you may have come across the story of “H.M.” H.M. was a man who had brain surgery in the 1950s to stop severe seizures. The surgeon ended up removing large pieces of H.M.’s brain. The result: far fewer seizures, and [...]