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Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleep

Sciencedaily.com 

Just as a conductor coordinates different instruments in an orchestra to produce a symphony, breathing coordinates hippocampal brain waves to strengthen memory while we sleep, reports a new study. This is the first time breathing rhythms during sleep have been linked to these hippocampal brain waves -- called slow waves, spindles and ripples -- in humans. Scientists knew these waves were linked to memory but their underlying driver was unknown.

Another mild day on Tuesday before a series of fronts move through the region

Ksnt.com 

What We’re Tracking Partly cloudy weather for tonight as temperatures fall into the upper 20s. The wind will be rather light overnight and then pick up a bit from the south/southeast during the daytime on Tuesday. Another mild day with highs in the middle 50s. Another cold front will move in on Tuesday night, knocking [...]

Billie Eilish played NPR's Tiny Desk and it's magnificent (video)

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"Saudade is a Portuguese word that can be roughly defined as a feeling of melancholy, nostalgia or yearning for something that is beloved but not present," writes NPR's Anamaria Artemisa Sayre. — Read the rest

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How the pandemic changed police response to mental health needs in one city

Phys.org 

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatened individuals' physical health but also seriously strained mental health and access to care. A new study has analyzed police data from one U.S. city before and after the start of the pandemic to examine whether the frequency of mental health calls for service and police-initiated stops for mental health reasons changed. Police involvement in responding to mental health situations changed slightly after COVID-19 began, with the greatest impact related to dispatched calls in early 2020.