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Published online 10 January 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060109-4
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Early-morning bleariness worse than sleep deprivation
Grogginess on awakening deals a blow to mental agility.
If you're the type to stumble about as though drunk on first getting out of bed, scientists can now back up your behaviour as reasonable. A team has shown that people are as woozy when they wake as they are after drinking several beers.
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