wakeful
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Blocking these receptors leads to a more wakeful state that can increase focus, said Dr. Oliver Grundmann, who studies how plants affect the brain at the University of Florida.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2024
Identifying processes in the brain that underlie sleep-deprived boosting of mood could lead to therapies that are less burdensome than enduring a wakeful night.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 3, 2023
For all of his relaxation, I was that wakeful.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2018
Here, Mr. Scott, a wakeful drummer with an elastic funk attack, has organized a benefit to help his hometown recover from Hurricane Harvey.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2017
Now, weary of lying wakeful in the hot stuffiness of her overheated compartment, she got up and peered out.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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