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Why rocking can put adults to sleep

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It’s not just babies who get knocked out by motion. Low-frequency rocking physically synchronizes brain waves into deep sleep patterns. This is why you can be highly caffeinated and fully alert, but the second the transit starts rumbling, you are completely unconscious.

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