By Erika Nyhus, Bowdoin College Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact on how scientists study the human brain. Since its first use, the EEG has … [Read more...]
The Neuroscience of Naps | Sleep Review
By Sree Roy “I need a nap.” My 2.5-year-old says this with her arms raised, willing me to pick her up, wipe the sticky remnants of lunch off her face, and place her in a blackout-curtain darkened bedroom for her mid-day nap. What my toddler doesn’t know—but I do after … [Read more...]