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In 1981, Keith Hearne and Stephen Laberge asked dreamers to send “telegrams” to the outside world. More than 30 years later, scientists continue to blaze trails to communicate with the sleeping mind. Johannes Plenio/Unsplash

January 3, 2024

The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers

Başak Türker, Institut du Cerveau (ICM) and Delphine Oudiette, Inserm

Some dreamers were able to distinguish real words from invented ones by smiling or frowning.

Many people with ADHD are finding it difficult to get their Adderall prescriptions filled amid the shortage. AP Photo/Jenny Kane

April 7, 2023

Misuse of Adderall promotes stigma and mistrust for patients who need it – a neuroscientist explains the science behind the controversial ADHD drug

Habibeh Khoshbouei, University of Florida

For those who need it, Adderall and other stimulants can be game-changing medications that help restore the chemical imbalances underlying ADHD. But for those who don’t, these drugs can be harmful.

Sleep paralysis is when you wake up but feel like you can’t move. Shutterstock

September 4, 2019

Curious Kids: why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?

Danny Eckert, Flinders University

Sleep paralysis – when you wake up but feel like you can’t move – seems to be more common if you sleep on your back. But we don’t know why.

Popular characters such as Sleeping Beauty illustrate our enduring interest in tales of people who sleep continuously or cannot stay awake. Sofi/flickr

September 15, 2015

The big sleep: science is waking up to the curious story of narcolepsy

Ron Grunstein, University of Sydney

Perhaps because we all need sleep, we have an enduring interest in sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, which causes a constant irrepressible need for sleep.

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