Victoria S. Dorsano explains why waking during deep sleep leaves you groggy, then shows how the Muse S Athena headband uses real-time brainwave data to wake you during lighter sleep stages instead. The device also has a Deep Sleep Stimulator to extend restorative sleep cycles.
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So you got 7 or 8 hours of sleep, great. But why do you feel like you got hit by a truck when you woke up? Here's the thing, sleep quality does not equal sleep quantity. And if your alarm is waking you up in the middle of your deep sleep cycle, that grogginess is actually called sleep inertia, and it can throw off your whole morning. That's why this funky device on my head, the Muse S Athena, just dropped their smart wake feature. And this feature uses actual EEG brainwave data, not your heart rate and not your movement, but your actual brain activity to sense when you are in the lightest part of your sleep stage and wake you up very gently from that. I've been testing it out for the past few mornings, and man, has it made a difference in how I feel when I'm waking up in the morning. Not only that, but they also released a new feature called the Deep Sleep Stimulator, which is meant to help you get longer and more organized deep sleep cycles so that you're actually getting more restorative sleep in that time that you are sleeping. If you want to learn more about it, check out my full YouTube video deep dive linked to this video here. Happy sleeping!