If you can’t sleep so you lay still for an extended period of time with your eyes closed, does that do anything to restore energy? Or does the fact you’re still awake make it a useless gesture?
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Eyo neuroscientist here! You’ll be producing slower waves of neural activity (alpha waves) as you rest, but this is not nearly as slow as the waves you get in deep non-REM sleep. So, yes it would be better than being completely awake, but it wouldn’t have the same effect as sleep. Hope this helps!
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