A new study ties the size of the pupil to the process of memory consolidation in sleep. (Credit: Sruilk/Shutterstock) Your pupils say a lot about you — about your mental state, your attention span, ...

A stage of sleep – reflected in the size of our pupils – is important to committing recent memories to the brain, which could be manipulated to improve cognitive function and even identify ...

Scientists have discovered a link between pupil size during non-REM sleep and the processing of new and old memories. Understanding how pupil size relates to memory could have significant ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have found the pupil is key to understanding how, and when, the brain forms strong, long-lasting memories. By studying mice equipped with brain ...

Cornell’s latest research connects pupil dynamics in mice during sleep to memory consolidation, a finding that could pave the way for advanced memory enhancement and more effective AI systems. A study ...

Pupils size during the sleep can tell the memories you are experiencing. A new study has investigated the link between pupil dilation/contraction and memory processing during sleep. The study ...

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A former primary school headteacher who referred to a pupil as a "fat slug" has dodged a ban from teaching. Nicola Brogan, who was head of Woodland Community Primary School in Heywood in Greater ...

Setting A secondary school in the North East of England. Participants 14 pupils (aged 13 and 14, boys and girls) with a range of self-perceived competencies regarding PE and four PE teachers of the ...

The team found two substages happening during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, that restorative period crucial to forming memories. One replayed new memories, coinciding with a constriction of the ...

School attendance among pupils has dropped significantly since the pandemic as large numbers of children miss classes for extended periods. Just more than 25 per cent of all primary school pupils ...

They went on to report that "together, pupils and adults create a learning environment where all can thrive". Ofsted no longer gives an overall grading for schools and instead applies "outstanding ...