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Brain region that can be stimulated to reduce the cognitive deficits of sleep deprivation identified

02-01-2008 · EurekAlert!

A Columbia University Medical Center research team has uncovered how stimulation of a particular brain region can help stave off the deficits in working memory, associated with an extended sleep deprivation.

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