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Why We Sleep: How Rest Helps Our Body and Brain
The article "Why We Sleep: How Rest Helps Our Body and Brain" from BBC Science Focus explains why sleep is essential for our physical and mental well-being. It explores sleep stages, how much rest we need, what dreams might mean, and why sleep evolved.
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Sleep Paralysis: Understanding the Overlap of Wakefulness and Sleep

In Sleep Paralysis: Understanding the Overlap of Wakefulness and Sleep, host Harith Iskander explores the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, a condition where the mind wakes up, but the body remains in a state of sleep. Learn how the brain transitions between sleep stages, particularly REM, and why the body remains immobile to prevent us from acting out our dreams. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.

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How Social Jetlag Is Depriving Teens of Vital Sleep
The article "How Social Jetlag Is Depriving Teens of Vital Sleep" from BBC Science Focus explains how sleep needs and patterns change during adolescence, leading to social jetlag. This shift has many consequences, including an association with obesity and depression, but there are also recommendations for managing sleep schedules.
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Sleep and the Snooze Button: Why Hitting Snooze Makes You Sleepier

In Sleep and the Snooze Button: Why Hitting Snooze Makes You Sleepier, host Harith Iskander explains what happens when we hit the snooze button in the morning. Science shows that the body starts preparing to wake up when the alarm rings, but pressing snooze resets the body’s sleep cycle. This causes the body to go back to the beginning of the cycle, making you feel even sleepier. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.