Consider just how essential quality sleep is for cognitive and physiological functioning, and it’s no surprise that there’s an upper limit for how much deprivation we can handle. That precise amount ...

Seconds-long periods of sleep, known as “microsleep,” are common during mundane tasks like driving. While these unintended brain naps can be difficult to control, getting adequate sleep is the key to ...

Microsleep, or briefly dozing off while driving, is a major contributor to road accidents in the country, with around 20 per ...

We've all experienced brief episodes where we've completely zoned out, losing attention and focus, or had our heads bob and our eyelids close for a moment (or two or three) ... until a sudden head ...

Shocking, isn’t it? Microsleep, or briefly dozing off while driving, is the cause of around 20% of road accidents in Malaysia ...

Microsleep is a brief, involuntary shutdown of brain activity, often lasting 15 to 30 seconds, caused by sleep deprivation. It can occur anytime, even while driving, posing serious risks. Common signs ...

A microsleep is when we fall asleep for the briefest of moments, so brief in fact, that we might not realise it has happened. Dr Lindsay Browning, neuroscientist, owner of leading sleep issues clinic ...

Early signs include fidgeting and inconsistent driving, says the institute's deputy director-general, Siti Zaharah Ishak.

Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit says the crash was triggered when a Perodua Myvi driver apparently fell asleep ...