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| Aetna = American health insurance company; corporate wellness programs
| Aetna = American health insurance company; corporate wellness programs
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| Annals = Medical journal; publishes clinical research
| Annals = Medical journal; publishes clinical research
| Anu Valtonen = Scholar; author in Organization Studies
| Anu Valtonen = Scholar; author in Organization Studies
| atonia = Loss of muscle tone; normal during REM sleep to prevent movement
| Björn Rasch = Sleep researcher; studies memory reactivation
| Björn Rasch = Sleep researcher; studies memory reactivation
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital = Boston teaching hospital; Harvard-affiliated
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital = Boston teaching hospital; Harvard-affiliated
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| CBT-I = Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia; structured sleep treatment
| CBT-I = Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia; structured sleep treatment
| Center for Human Sleep Science = UC Berkeley research center; studies sleep and health
| Center for Human Sleep Science = UC Berkeley research center; studies sleep and health
| circadian biology = Study of daily biological rhythms; timing systems governing physiology and behavior
| circadian misalignment = Misalignment between internal circadian clock and external schedule; impairs sleep and health
| circadian pacemaker = Internal clock mechanism; governs daily rhythms
| circadian pacemaker = Internal clock mechanism; governs daily rhythms
| circadian rhythms = Biological 24-hour cycles; regulate physiology and behavior
| circadian rhythms = Biological 24-hour cycles; regulate physiology and behavior
| Clive Cookson = Science journalist; Financial Times
| Clive Cookson = Science journalist; Financial Times
| Columbia University = Ivy League university in New York; research university
| Columbia University = Ivy League university in New York; research university
| cortex = Outer brain layer; supports perception, cognition, and voluntary movement
| dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO) = Marker of circadian phase; melatonin rise under dim light
| dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO) = Marker of circadian phase; melatonin rise under dim light
| Dmitri Mendeleev = Russian chemist; periodic table creator
| Dmitri Mendeleev = Russian chemist; periodic table creator
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| Google = American technology company; search and ads
| Google = American technology company; search and ads
| Guinness = Record-keeping organization; publishes world records
| Guinness = Record-keeping organization; publishes world records
| hippocampal place cells = Neurons encoding spatial location; fire at specific places during navigation and sleep
| hippocampus = Brain region for memory formation; limbic structure
| hippocampus = Brain region for memory formation; limbic structure
| homeostatic sleep pressure = Build-up of sleep need across wakefulness; dissipates during sleep
| International Agency for Research on Cancer = WHO cancer research agency; carcinogen classifications
| International Agency for Research on Cancer = WHO cancer research agency; carcinogen classifications
| JAMA = Medical journal; American Medical Association
| JAMA = Medical journal; American Medical Association
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| leptin = Hormone reducing appetite; lowered by sleep restriction
| leptin = Hormone reducing appetite; lowered by sleep restriction
| locus coeruleus = Brainstem noradrenergic nucleus; arousal and vigilance
| locus coeruleus = Brainstem noradrenergic nucleus; arousal and vigilance
| lucid dreaming = Dreaming with awareness of dreaming; allows some voluntary control
| Lyon = City in France; historical and cultural center
| Lyon = City in France; historical and cultural center
| Mark O’Connell = Writer and critic; contributor to The Guardian
| Mark O’Connell = Writer and critic; contributor to The Guardian
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| melanopsin = Retinal photopigment; blue-light sensitive
| melanopsin = Retinal photopigment; blue-light sensitive
| Michel Jouvet = French neurophysiologist; REM sleep pioneer
| Michel Jouvet = French neurophysiologist; REM sleep pioneer
| microsleeps = Brief unintended sleep episodes; seconds-long lapses causing attention failures
| motor cortex = Brain region controlling voluntary movement; frontal lobe area
| MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging; structural and functional brain scans
| MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging; structural and functional brain scans
| myocardial infarctions = Heart attacks; blockage of coronary blood flow causing heart muscle damage
| NASA = U.S. space agency; research and exploration
| NASA = U.S. space agency; research and exploration
| NASA Ames = NASA research center in California; aviation and space research
| NASA Ames = NASA research center in California; aviation and space research
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| New York Times = American newspaper; national and international coverage
| New York Times = American newspaper; national and international coverage
| Nobel Prize = International awards for achievements; sciences, literature, peace
| Nobel Prize = International awards for achievements; sciences, literature, peace
| noradrenaline = Alternate name for norepinephrine; neurotransmitter for arousal and stress
| norepinephrine = Neurotransmitter and hormone; arousal and stress signaling
| norepinephrine = Neurotransmitter and hormone; arousal and stress signaling
| NPR = American public radio network; news and culture
| NPR = American public radio network; news and culture
| NREM = Non-rapid eye movement sleep; restorative sleep stage supporting memory and recovery
| Number Reduction Task = Cognitive task with hidden rule; insight measure
| Number Reduction Task = Cognitive task with hidden rule; insight measure
| Organization Studies = Academic journal; management and organization research
| Organization Studies = Academic journal; management and organization research
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| PET = Positron emission tomography; imaging of metabolism
| PET = Positron emission tomography; imaging of metabolism
| Pierre Maquet = Neuroscientist; mapped REM brain activity
| Pierre Maquet = Neuroscientist; mapped REM brain activity
| polysomnography = Multichannel sleep recording; combines EEG, EOG, and other measures to stage sleep
| prion disease = Neurodegenerative disease from misfolded prion proteins; transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
| PRNP D178N mutation = PRNP gene variant; linked to fatal familial insomnia
| PRNP D178N mutation = PRNP gene variant; linked to fatal familial insomnia
| psychomotor vigilance task = Reaction-time test; measures attention lapses
| psychomotor vigilance task = Reaction-time test; measures attention lapses
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| Scribner = American publishing imprint; Simon & Schuster imprint
| Scribner = American publishing imprint; Simon & Schuster imprint
| Sleep is your superpower = TED talk by Matthew Walker; popular sleep talk
| Sleep is your superpower = TED talk by Matthew Walker; popular sleep talk
| Sleeping with Science = TED video series about sleep; short episodes for public learning
| sleep disorders = Medical conditions disrupting sleep quality or timing
| sleep disorders = Medical conditions disrupting sleep quality or timing
| sleep hygiene = Behaviors and environment promoting good sleep; routines and light management
| sleep restriction = CBT-I technique; curtails time in bed to increase sleep pressure and efficiency
| sleep spindles = NREM oscillation bursts; markers of memory consolidation
| sleep spindles = NREM oscillation bursts; markers of memory consolidation
| Stanford = Research university in California; private
| Stanford = Research university in California; private
| Stephen LaBerge = Psychophysiologist; pioneered lucid dreaming research
| Stephen LaBerge = Psychophysiologist; pioneered lucid dreaming research
| stimulus control = CBT-I technique; strengthens bed-sleep association by limiting wakeful time in bed
| suprachiasmatic nucleus = Hypothalamic master clock; synchronizes circadian rhythms
| suprachiasmatic nucleus = Hypothalamic master clock; synchronizes circadian rhythms
| SWS = Slow-wave sleep; deep NREM stage
| SWS = Slow-wave sleep; deep NREM stage
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| UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab = UC Berkeley research lab; sleep and brain imaging
| UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab = UC Berkeley research lab; sleep and brain imaging
| UK = Sovereign country in Europe; island nation
| UK = Sovereign country in Europe; island nation
| unihemispheric sleep = Sleep with one brain hemisphere active; seen in dolphins and some birds
| United States = Country in North America; federal republic
| United States = Country in North America; federal republic
| University of California, Berkeley = Public research university in California; UC Berkeley
| University of California, Berkeley = Public research university in California; UC Berkeley
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| University of Minnesota = Public research university in Minnesota; Twin Cities campus
| University of Minnesota = Public research university in Minnesota; Twin Cities campus
| Ursula Voss = Psychologist and neuroscientist; lucid dreaming studies
| Ursula Voss = Psychologist and neuroscientist; lucid dreaming studies
| vagus nerve = Cranial nerve X; parasympathetic control of heart, lungs, and digestion
| vagusstoff = Historical term for acetylcholine; chemical mediator slowing heart rate
| William Dement = Sleep researcher; Stanford sleep medicine pioneer
| William Dement = Sleep researcher; Stanford sleep medicine pioneer
| World Health Organization = United Nations health agency; sets global health standards
| World Health Organization = United Nations health agency; sets global health standards
| Why We Sleep = Popular science book on sleep; by Matthew Walker
| Why We Sleep = Popular science book on sleep; by Matthew Walker
| Zoë Heller = Writer and critic; contributor to The New Yorker
| zaleplon = Prescription sedative hypnotic; short-acting sleep aid
| zaleplon = Prescription sedative hypnotic; short-acting sleep aid
| zolpidem = Prescription sleep medication; sedative hypnotic
| zolpidem = Prescription sleep medication; sedative hypnotic

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