wakefulness

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A new study published in JNeurosci explores how brief bursts of sleep like brain activity during wakefulness affect a person's ability to stay focused.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

After showing signs of wakefulness, he was transferred to the Sid Watkins Rehabilitation Centre in Liverpool on 23 December that year.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

After poor sleep, the brain tries to compensate during wakefulness, triggering pulses of fluid that coincide with sharp reductions in attention, according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This increase in wakefulness was not seen when participants were exposed to aircraft noise alone or pink noise alone.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

She clumsily added hot water, then sipped until wakefulness crept in.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir