wakefulness
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It links the brain to the spinal cord and controls breathing, heartbeat, sleep, wakefulness and movement.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Adenosine accumulates during periods of wakefulness and helps reduce brain activity, contributing to feelings of sleepiness.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
This brain region also receives signals involved in regulating sleep and wakefulness.
From Science Daily ● May 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
They held each other in the dark, saying nothing, their breathing regular until finally they drifted into a state of half sleep and half wakefulness.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
