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Researchers identify a neural signature for dreaming that occurs in both wakefulness and sleep, challenging the binary definition of consciousness.

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Clinicians use electroencephalography (EEG) to assess brain activity in epilepsy and sleep pathologies, and this powerful ...

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Inside the Army's Natick lab, scientists push gear to the brink — from fire to Arctic cold — to keep soldiers safer in the ...

For a decade, we've been told our screens are wrecking our sleep. The real culprit is far bigger than the glow from your phone. I have spent the last few weeks strapping on a pair of special orange ...