Transition from Wakefulness to Sleep
Neuroscientists are studying the boundary between sleep and awareness, discovering various liminal states that help explain sleep disorders resulting from faulty sleep transitions.
Sleep is a crucial state for animals to survive, refreshing the brain and body by repairing tissues, clearing toxins, and solidifying memories.
You’ve started your journey into sleep, the cryptic state that you and most other animals need in some form to survive.
As one drifts off to sleep, the brain experiences a range of sensations, from visualizations of shadows and light to imagined scenarios, such as a cat sniffing at cheese, even if unrelated to reality.
Author's summary: Exploring the brain's transition from wakefulness to sleep.