wakefulness
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It plays an important role in regulating wakefulness, attention, and sleep.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The FDA approved the first medication to treat narcolepsy by targeting a brain chemical that regulates wakefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"This suggests that sleep and growth hormone form a tightly balanced system: Too little sleep reduces growth hormone release, and too much growth hormone can in turn push the brain toward wakefulness," Silverman said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 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
He was drowsy, but when he was on the verge of sleep he jerked abrupdy to a dull wakefulness.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
