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Your Brain Pays Attention to Unfamiliar Voices, Even While You Sleep

Brian Owens · January 18, 2022 ·

The findings could suggest it’s possible to learn simple information while snoozing.

Even when sleeping deeply you are more aware of what is going on around you than you might realize. New research suggests that the human brain is constantly monitoring its surroundings, including processing sounds, to decide if you need to wake up — it could even let you learn in your sleep. Read more in Inside Science.

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