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Which Neurons Go to Sleep First in Humans? fMRI Can Tell

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Pioneering Sleep Researcher Allan Rechtschaffen Dies at 93

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DNA Damage Makes Zebrafish Sleepy

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Groundbreaking Sleep Researcher J. Allan Hobson Dies at 88

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Researchers Exchange Messages with Dreamers

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Astrocytes, Not Just Neurons, Play a Role in Sleep

Waves of Fluid Bathe the Sleeping Brain, Perhaps to Clear Waste

Sleep Is Critical for the Zebrafish Brain to Repair DNA Damage

Rocking Improves Sleep, Boosts Memory

Concussions May Stunt Recovery from Sleep Deprivation

Blind Cavefish in Mexico Offer Clues to Sleep Regulation

Scientists Identify More-Precise Neural Correlates of Dreaming

Bird Rests Both Brain Hemispheres During Flight

Brain Listens During Sleep

Examining Sleep’s Roles in Memory and Learning

Brain Keeps Watch During Sleep

In Dogged Pursuit of Sleep

Christina Schmidt: Chronobiology Crusader

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