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• n  a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
  consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar
• n  a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
  accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come
• n  the process of paying close and continuous attention
  wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter

• To combat wakefulness, Americans filled more than 50 million prescriptions in 2008 for sleeping pills like Ambien and spent more than $600 million on over-the-counter sleep-inducing .
• Kleitman had much difficulty, his periods of wakefulness and sleepiness and his temperature cycle clinging to the 24-hour schedule.
• What does it take to make the wakefulness center fall asleep? Aristotle noted that a heavy meal leads to somnolence, went on to speculate that sleep is caused by vapors rising .

• sleeplessness
• watchfulness
• vigilance
• alertness

• sleepiness

News & Articles

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• Quality of waking hours determines ease of falling sleep
  The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, researchers report in a study that identifies two proteins never before linked to alertness and sleep-wake balance.
  June 18, 2013 - Science Daily
• Quality of Waking Hours Determines Ease of Falling Sleep, Researchers Report in Mouse Study
  The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a study that identifies two proteins never before linked to alertness and sleep-wake balance.
  June 17, 2013 - Newswise

Quotes

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• Yann Martel in The Charlatan
  Every person has a space next to where they sleep, whether a patch of pavement or a fine bedside table,Martel wrote in his first letter to Harper. "In that space, at night, a book can glow. And in those moments of docile wakefulness, when...