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Electrodes pinpoint the neurons to blame for the fog of sleep deprivation.
A sleep deficit slows brain cells and may lead to people taking impromptu naps. James Leynse/Corbis/Getty
Scientists have linked some of the cognitive effects of sleep deprivation to abnormal firing by specific brain cells.
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Nature 551, 274-275 (2017)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-05919-4
