Brain structure generates pockets of sleep within the brain
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 09:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Sleep is usually considered an all-or-nothing state: The brain is either entirely awake or entirely asleep. However, MIT neuroscientists have discovered a brain circuit that can trigger small regions of the brain to fall asleep or become less alert, while the rest of the brain remains awake. This circuit originates in a brain structure known […]