microsleep
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Non-breeding emperor penguins held in captivity do frequently alternate between waking and short-wave sleep patterns in a state called "drowsiness" that resemble the microsleep patterns observed in chinstrap penguins.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2023
Anyone who has ever nodded off briefly while on the subway or watching TV has experienced a microsleep, says Chiara Cirelli, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin who wasn’t involved in the study.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 30, 2023
“We don’t know yet if the benefits of microsleep are the same as for long consolidated sleep,” said Paul-Antoine Libourel, a co-author and sleep researcher at the Neuroscience Research Center of Lyon in France.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
“But when humans have a microsleep, we never get to stage three, where you get most of the benefits.”
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023
Those short snatches of unconsciousness are what researchers call microsleep, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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