Scientists identify why we can’t concentrate after a bad night’s sleep

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We spend about one-third of our lives asleep, and yet, the secret of how our brain falls asleep remains one of the greatest mysteries of neuroscience

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We’ve all been there - waking up on the wrong side of the bed after a poor night of sleep. What should have been alertness has instead been unwittingly replaced by brain fog and attention deficit, but why does this happen?

Scientists identify why we can’t concentrate after a bad night’s sleep

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