But how do sleep cycles work? To find out, I took part in a polysomnography. This is a gold standard sleep study that helps ...

Of patients who had both sleep spindles and cognitive motor dissociation, 76% showed evidence of consciousness by the time they were discharged from the hospital, the researchers ...

Sleep spindles — brief bursts of brain activity — are linked to higher chances of regaining consciousness and independence. This discovery could change how doctors predict recovery and potentially ...

In this interview, Dr. Prerau discusses his team's research. Our research focuses on sleep spindles—short bursts of brain activity during sleep that are crucial for stabilizing sleep and ...

An emerging view of sleep health highlights six core practices that have been linked to good health and well-being ...

These bursts-called sleep spindles-often preceded the detection of cognitive motor dissociation with the more complex method, the return of consciousness, and long-term recovery. "Spindles happen ...

These bursts—called sleep spindles—often preceded the detection of cognitive motor dissociation with the more complex method, the return of consciousness, and long-term recovery. "Spindles ...

Sleep spindles predict recovery In the new study, the researchers looked through EEG recordings of overnight brain activity in 226 comatose patients who also underwent the more complex testing for ...