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Neuroscientist Says Your Brain Needs One Thing Before You Can Sleep - Newsweek

Published by Newsweek By Soo Kim · 3 August 2026 at 00:00
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Neuroscientist Says Your Brain Needs One Thing Before You Can Sleep - Newsweek
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Brain activity must shift to alpha waves, "the gateway to cognitive relaxation," for deep sleep to occur, the neuroscientist said.

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