'Princess Leia' brainwaves help sleeping brain store memories
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 15:45
in Psychology & Sociology
Every night while you sleep, electrical waves of brain activity circle around each side of your brain, tracing a pattern that, were it on the surface of your head, might look like the twin hair buns of Star Wars' Princess Leia. The scientists who discovered these circular "Princess Leia" oscillations think the waves are responsible each night for forming associations between different aspects of a day's memories.