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After showing signs of wakefulness, he was transferred to the Sid Watkins Rehabilitation Centre in Liverpool on 23 December that year.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

After poor sleep, the brain tries to compensate during wakefulness, triggering pulses of fluid that coincide with sharp reductions in attention, according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Children who had taken stimulants showed stronger activity in brain regions associated with arousal and wakefulness, as well as areas involved in predicting how rewarding an activity might be.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

With its next-gen candidate, ORX142, management plans to pursue indications in neurological and neurodegenerative disorder patients to help them with wakefulness and cognition.

From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025

The train stopped and started and jolted them toward wakefulness, and there was a constant line at the door to the toilet.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson