2017.09.30
Why do we fall asleep when bored? (published on Nature Communications)
Lazarus group found that a part of the brain that is associated with motivation and pleasure – the nucleus accumbens – also can produce sleep. The new findings may explain why we have the tendency to fall asleep in the absence of motivating stimuli, i.e., when bored.
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