Tag: Sleepiness

Blame your neurons if you feel sleepy when bored

Tokyo: We often defy sleepiness and stay awake when attention is necessary, but also experience an inescapable desire to sleep in boring situations. Do you know why? According to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, a part of the brain that is associated with motivation and pleasure — nucleus accumbens — can also […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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