Sleep-Deprived? Your Neurons May Be Napping–Even When You’re Awake
Do you remember the part in The Princess Bride when Miracle Max pronounces Westley to be “only mostly dead,” instead of entirely dead? “Mostly dead,” he continues, “means slightly alive.” It’s a little unexpected , because we usually think of “dead” and “alive” as mutually exclusive. But just as Westley can be “slightly alive” even [...]
Tags: brain function, neurology, neuroscience of sleep, sleep, sleep deprivation
Posted April 29, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Research studies
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