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Can sleep’s core benefits be delivered without actually sleeping? Scientists induced sleep-like neuronal “off periods” during wakefulness in mice, reducing local sleep pressure, weakening synaptic strength, and even restoring memory consolidation during sleep deprivation. The findings suggest key functions of sleep may depend on specific brain activity patterns rather than sleep itself.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02318-9
Nature Induction of cortical on/off periods in awake mice fulfills sleep functions Nature Neuroscience - Driessen et al. show that core benefits of sleep—reduced local sleep pressure, renormalized synaptic strength and memory consolidation—can be reproduced in awake,...
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