Cercetătorii americani au reprodus beneficiile somnului în creierul unor șoareci treji. Animalele au avut nevoie de mai puțin somn și au obținut rezultate mai bune la testele de memorie – Aleph News

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated that sleep can be bypassed through neural patterns in mice. By using optogenetics, scientists replicated deep sleep brain activity in awake mice, allowing neurons to alternate between active and resting states. This method showed that mice receiving brain stimulation required less sleep and performed better on memory tests. The findings suggest that some benefits of sleep may not rely solely on unconsciousness but rather on neuronal function during that time.