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Berlin, Germany
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You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

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By Tosin Thompson
| New Scientist Verified
Many people look forward to a good night’s sleep, but it would be handy to reap some of its benefits while getting things done It may one day be possible to reap some of the benefits of sleep without ever closing our eyes. Stimulating specific brain activity in awake mice led to some of the same effects as deep sleep, including a boost in memory.
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Kryokonservierung: Forscher reaktivieren tiefgefrorene Mäusehirne

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By Tosin Thompson
| Spektrum.de Verified
Bericht Lesedauer ca. 3 Minuten Drucken Teilen Hirnfunktionen wiederhergestellt: Forscher reaktivieren tiefgefrorene Mäusehirne Das Gehirn von Mäusen kann nach einer speziellen Kryokonservierung seine neuronale Aktivität wieder aufnehmen. Was bedeutet das für die Zukunft der Organmedizin? Vollständige tiefgefrorene menschliche Gehirne wird man wohl nicht so bald zum Leben erwecken können. Mit dünnen Schnitten von Hirngewebe ist das aber bereits gelungen.
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Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time

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By Tosin Thompson
| Nature Verified
A ‘cryosleep pod’ in the 1979 science-fiction film Alien.Credit: 20TH CENTURY FOX via AJ Pics/Alamy A familiar trope in science fiction is the cryopreserved time traveller, their body deep-frozen in suspended animation, then thawed and reawakened in another decade or century with all of their mental and physical capabilities intact.
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