Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Sleep is a part of our daily routine. We have internal circadian clocks, which help us transition between and maintain our states of sleep and wakefulness. But what happens in our brains as we sleep? A tool called electroencephalography, or EEG, has given us insight into the different stages of sleep and what our brains are doing while we slumber.
This is a video from the 2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest.
Created by Benjamin Breant.
Sleep is a part of our daily routine. We have internal circadian clocks, which help us transition between and maintain our states of sleep and wakefulness. But what happens in our brains as we sleep? A tool called electroencephalography, or EEG, has given us insight into the different stages of sleep and what our brains are doing while we slumber.
This is a video from the 2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest.
Created by Benjamin Breant.










