Sleeping Though a Fire Alarm: Benzodiazepines Prevent Ability to Wake in Response to Threat

Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Sleeping Though a Fire Alarm: Benzodiazepines Prevent Ability to Wake in Response to Threat

The most widely prescribed class of sleeping pills, known as benzodiazepines, makes us less likely to rouse in response to sensory input.

The research is in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/benzodiazepines-alarm-threat-10510/

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