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Memory shuts down as you doze off

Sleepy people may have a harder time comprehending speech.

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  1. [Author]Davis, M. H.[/Author] et al. [Journal Title]Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.[/Journal Title] [Volume]104[/Volume], [Pages]16032-16037[/Pages] ([Year]2007[/Year]).

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Hopkin, M. Memory shuts down as you doze off. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2007.151

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