For a long time, sleep research has treated the cerebral cortex as a passive follower reacting to signals from the deep brain.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2026
She was treated with such indifference by the Bordens that, with the exception of Abby, no one bothered to learn her name, calling her by the name of their last servant, Maggie, instead.
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