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04/29/2011
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Apr. 29, 2011
Sleep-Deprived Rats Take "Brain Naps"
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| Reporting in the journal Nature, researchers measuring brain activity in sleep deprived-rats say some neurons in rats' brains can enter a sleep state, even though the rats are still awake. UCLA Medical School psychiatry professor Christopher Colwell explains the findings. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Christopher Colwell
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of California Los Angeles Medical School
Los Angeles, California
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