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During sleep the brain's reaction to sound remains strong, but one critical feature of conscious attention disappears

How Sleep Cleans Toxins From The Brain

A new discovery from Tel Aviv University may provide a key to a great scientific enigma: How does the awake brain transform sensory input into a conscious experience? The groundbreaking study relied on data collected from electrodes implanted, for medical purposes, deep in the human brain. The information was utilized to examine differences between the …

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Breathing Technique Can Calm You Down

Medical Yoga Therapy

A simple breathing technique used by first responders and Navy SEALs in stressful and life threatening situations called box breathing can help to de-stress and calm you down in just a few minutes. Box breathing is a form of present, deep, conscious breathing in which each exhaled breath is drawn out to last longer than …

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