Summary: A new study discovered that randomly played sounds during sleep can actively impair memory consolidation. By ...

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Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, while simple earplugs did a better job protecting deep, restorative sleep ...