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Insomnia has led to a rise in mental health problems, yet very little is known about why and how it gives rise to mental illness.

Experiments suggest modern norms might be at odds with human biology

Just 100 years ago, we understood astoundingly little about sleep and dreaming. A tight-knit band of researchers changed things, against sometimes considerable odds. Just 100 years ago, we understood astoundingly little about sleep and dreaming. A tight-knit band of researchers changed things, against sometimes considerable odds.

Sleep, a normal, reversible, recurrent state of reduced responsiveness to external stimulation that is accompanied by complex and predictable changes in physiology. Sleep contrasts with wakefulness, in which state there is an enhanced potential for sensitivity and an efficient responsiveness to external stimuli.

Kenneth Miller’s “Mapping the Darkness” takes on the turbulent study of sleeping, its heroes and villains and its ongoing fight for respect.

Amanda Gefter writes about how our body twitches during REM sleep affect our dreams, and the scientific theories about why we dream.

The Brain. Credit: Terese Winslow. There is a new feature in the New Yorker, What Are Dreams For?, stating that, “In 1953, when two scientists at the…

In the 70 years since Eugene Aserinsky discovered REM sleep, its been tied to dreams and memory consolidation, but largely remains a mystery to sleep scientists. Is it even a thing and do we need it?

Explore how UChicago pioneered research on sleep and its effects on the body—and the questions still puzzling scientists

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