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The transition between sleep and wakefulness.(The Technologist)(Brief article)
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November 05, 2007 |
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The transition between sleep and wakefulness is a mysterious realm, but scientists at Stanford University recently came a bit closer to understanding it. They inserted optical fibers deep into the brains of mice, and then waited for them to fall asleep. Half the mice got pulses of light down the fiber, stimulating a clump of cells in ...
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