REM sleep is widely known to be essential for mood, memory, and learning. But why is it needed in the first place? Here, Xinyue Chen details her own experiences with sleep deprivation and discusses the four key features of REM sleep in humans, explaining how a full understanding of such a critical and well known biological process remains elusive.
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New Neurons Beyond Birth?
Whether or not neurogenesis occurs in adult humans has been debated for decades. In this article, Xinyue Chen details the challenges researchers face to obtain evidence either supporting or refuting the notion of adult neurogenesis, as well as the scientific and medical potential that would come with proof of its existence.
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