This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW considers the purpose of sleep and, in particular, the connection it shares with memory. By studying the dreams of rats, researchers are hoping to gain ...

Students practice a procedural skill—knot tying—to investigate if and in what way sleep affects learning and memory in relation to a learning a procedural skill. Sleeping is a behavior that is natural ...

Rebecca Spencer is a neuroscientist and lab director at UMass who has conducted groundbreaking work in attempting to uncover the mysteries of sleep. Her studies have been brought into the public eye ...