OPB Science From the Northwest

A High-Tech Skull Cap to Soothe Sleepless Nights

04/18/2022 | 8m 20s | Video has closed captioning.

Getting enough sleep is tough for a lot of people: new parents, night shift workers, soldiers and almost everyone as we age. But scientists in Oregon and Washington have created a headband that uses a quirk of neurobiology to coax your brain into getting better deep sleep. In the process, they’re answering questions about how your brain ‘takes out the trash’ (AKA the glymphatic system).