If you've been looking for a sign to work on your sleep hygiene, this is it. A new study suggests that a particular wave of ...

it only strengthened the researchers' belief that cognitive decline and delta wave sleep are interconnected. "Slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, supports the aging brain in many ways, and we know ...

During deep sleep, the brain should be producing delta waves. In people who experience the alpha-EEG anomaly, the brain mistakenly produces alpha waves during these periods instead. This can lead to ...

Sleep is divided into two main phases: dream sleep (rapid eye movement or REM) and non-dream sleep (non-REM). Stage four sleep and dream sleep is also known as slow-wave/delta wave sleep (SWS), when ...

Mental fatigue impairs self-control, causing aggression; EEG shows brain in "local sleep" when the person is awake, linking it to poor decision making. Mental fatigue reduces cooperation and increases ...

In recent research, my colleagues and I set out to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying these experiences.

It is also known as slow-wave sleep (SWS), N3, and delta sleep. Experts agree that deep sleep is critical to the body’s restoration and growth. It bolsters the immune system and cell ...

Prolonged mental fatigue can lead to increased aggression and uncooperative behavior due to changes in the brain’s frontal cortex.