Sleeping and waking controlled by same part of brain

Researchers at the University of Bern have shown that a single area of the brain – the thalamus – is responsible both for the actions of falling asleep and waking up.

Previously, the university said, although the thalamus was known to be important for sleep quality, consensus was that the impulses for falling asleep and waking up took place in separate regions of the brain.

However, a Swiss research team led by Antoine Adamantis now claims that the thalamus area plays a double role.

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