deep sleep

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We often think of anesthesia as putting us in a deep sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

For decades, deep sleep was viewed as a state where the brain is essentially "switched off," with slow brain waves, minimal activity, and little awareness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Wearing earplugs largely prevented this reduction in deep sleep.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

When the school holidays came she spent days in her bed in a deep sleep.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The girl would drink a botde of warm milk, rub her mother’s belly, and slip into a deep sleep.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario