OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 53101

microsleep

Meanings (ES + gloss)
microsueño
A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions.
During a microsleep, your brain becomes blind to the outside world for a brief moment—and not just the visual domain, but in all channels of perception.
It followed RAIB's conclusion that the driver of tram 2551 had lost attention for a period of several seconds before the accident, possibly due to going into a microsleep.
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