Device Promises To Compress 8 Hours Of Sleep Into 2 Hours

Posted under Lifehacks, Mind

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What if you could compact all of your sleep hours into just 2-3 hours a night? Apparently, scientists have created a contraption you wear on your head that is supposed to do just that. By sending specific magnetic signals to the brain, they are pushing 8 hours of sleep into just a few hours.

A device worn on the head could in squeeze the benefit of eight hours’ sleep into just two or three hours.

Scientists in the US used a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to induce slow waves - indicative of the deepest phase of sleep and essential for learning ability and mood, in a group of sleeping volunteers.

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