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How Smartphones Keep You Awake

Published22 Jan 2015
Reviewed22 Jan 2015
Author
Source American Chemical Society

Your smartphone addiction isn't helping you sleep. In fact, an obscure chemical reaction may be keeping you awake. This video from the American Chemical Society looks at the process that connects your late-night texts to your lack of sleep.

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American Chemical Society

Related Topics Sleep Screen Time Circadian Rhythms Sleep Disorders Vision Cells & Circuits Brain Anatomy & Function Thinking, Sensing & Behaving Tech & the Brain Neuroscience in Society

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