Research shows that around 40% of the global population is sleep-deprived. Sleep deprivation ranges from partial sleep deprivation (TSD), where an individual gets less than 7 hours of sleep per night, ...

There's no evidence that a woman's cognitive abilities change during her menstrual cycle, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies on the topic has found. This area of research has long been plagued by ...

That brain fog you experience right before your period isn’t just in your head—well, actually, it is precisely in your head, but it’s real, measurable, and completely normal. What most women don’t ...

For decades, people have speculated about whether the menstrual cycle affects cognitive performance. Many believe that hormonal fluctuations throughout the cycle cause shifts in attention, memory and ...

According to a study conducted by University College London and the Institute of Sport, Activity and Health, published in 'Neuropsychologia', during the menstrual cycle, women's mental flexibility ...

After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), recovery of consciousness and improvement in sleep disturbances appear to work in parallel with each other, new research suggests. In a study of 30 hospitalized ...

Nicotine dependence is a serious public health concern. Optimal treatment of nicotine dependence will require greater understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to the maintenance of smoking ...

For the first time, researchers have shown that a psychosocial treatment can significantly improve daily functioning and quality of life in the lowest-functioning cases of schizophrenia. Cognitive ...