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A High-Tech Skull Cap to Soothe Sleepless Nights

What if we could harness brainwaves to get better sleep?

04/18/2022

All Science. No Fiction.

A High-Tech Skull Cap to Soothe Sleepless Nights

Season 1 Episode 1 | 8m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

What if we could harness brainwaves to get better sleep?

Getting enough sleep is tough for a lot of people: new parents, night shift workers, soldiers and almost everyone as we age. But scientists in Oregon and Washington have created a headband that uses a quirk of neurobiology to coax your brain into getting better deep sleep. In the process, they’re answering questions about how your brain ‘takes out the trash’ (AKA the glymphatic system).

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All Science. No Fiction. is a local public television program presented by OPB

All Science. No Fiction.

A High-Tech Skull Cap to Soothe Sleepless Nights

Season 1 Episode 1 | 8m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

Getting enough sleep is tough for a lot of people: new parents, night shift workers, soldiers and almost everyone as we age. But scientists in Oregon and Washington have created a headband that uses a quirk of neurobiology to coax your brain into getting better deep sleep. In the process, they’re answering questions about how your brain ‘takes out the trash’ (AKA the glymphatic system).

04/18/2022

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