A new study finds that entering N2 sleep—a deep phase of non-rapid eye movement sleep—may help lead to more “eureka” ...

During sleep, the brain must achieve a delicate balance: disconnecting from sensory input to allow restorative functions, ...

"Sleeping on it," especially dropping deeper than a doze, might help people gain insight into certain kinds of tasks, ...

The LLM group showed "weaker memory traces, reduced self-monitoring and fragmented authorship," the study authors wrote. That can be a concern in a learning environment: "If users rely heavily on AI ...

It's a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

A new study suggests that a short nap, especially one reaching deeper N2 sleep, can significantly boost problem-solving ...

There may be some value in "sleeping on it"—or, at least, in taking a deep power nap for 20 minutes—when it comes to problem solving, as it may lead you to a "eureka" moment.

Upon waking, all groups showed an improvement in their performance, but 85.7% of those who achieved the N2 sleep phase had their insight moment. In contrast, 55.5% of those who stayed awake and 63.6% ...

People have long suspected that rest can bring answers to tough questions. Paul McCartney said the melody of “Yesterday” came ...

There's a phenomenon of human hearing known as binaural beats. It occurs when two pure tones of different frequencies are ...