Apr
28
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that some nerve cells in a sleep-deprived yet awake brain can briefly go ‘off-line’ into a sleep-like state, while the rest of the brain appears awake, leading to mistakes.
Even before you feel fatigued, there are signs in the brain that you should stop certain activities that may require alertness, said Chiara Cirelli, professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine and Public Health.
Specific groups of neurons may be falling asleep, with negative consequences on performance,” added Cirelli.
Until now, scientists thought that sleep deprivation generally affected the entire brain. Elect
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