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Recovery of normal sleep after drugs, like other neuronal repair processes, takes many weeks. REM sleep rebound may indicate increased protein synthesis in the brain. This article is based on a Medical Faculty lecture given at Aberdeen on January 9 this year.
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OSWALD, I. Human Brain Protein, Drugs and Dreams. Nature 223, 893–897 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223893a0
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