microsleep
nounEtymology From micro- + sleep.
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A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions.
- During a microsleep, your brain becomes blind to the outside world for a brief moment—and not just the visual domain, but in all channels of perception.2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 134:
- It followed RAIB's conclusion that the driver of tram 2551 had lost attention for a period of several seconds before the accident, possibly due to going into a microsleep.2022 April 6, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Croydon crash: driver and transport bodies charged”, in RAIL, number 954, page 9:
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