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- Sleep and Brain Health: What the Evidence Actually Shows
How sleep and brain health connect: what’s proven about memory, mood, and waste clearance, how much sleep you need, and habits that protect your brain.
Latest from Sleep & Brain Health
- Sleep and Brain Health: What the Evidence Actually Shows
How sleep and brain health connect: what’s proven about memory, mood, and waste clearance, how much sleep you need, and habits that protect your brain. - Melatonin: What the Evidence Does and Doesn’t Show
Melatonin helps you fall asleep about 7 minutes faster and works best for jet lag and circadian timing—but not for chronic adult insomnia. See the evidence. - Evidence-Based Sleep Hygiene: What Actually Works
An evidence-ranked guide to sleep hygiene: which habits truly improve sleep, which are overhyped, and what to do when good habits aren’t enough for insomnia.
Foundations & Explainers
- Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis: What’s Actually Settled
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis in humans: what’s settled science, what’s still contested, why studies disagree, and what it means for memory, mood, and aging. - BDNF Explained: What It Does and How Lifestyle Shapes It
BDNF is a key brain growth factor for learning and memory. See what the evidence really shows about exercise, sleep, diet, and how to raise it. - Neuroplasticity: How the Brain Adapts Across a Lifetime
Neuroplasticity explained: how the brain rewires through structural and functional change, what strengthens it, and where evidence is strong versus preliminary.
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