The US military is experimenting with a wearable that can help boost sleep's brain-restoring powers


The US Army hopes to come up with a headset device that helps a soldier’s brain rid itself of debris while they sleep. — AFP Relaxnews

In their quest to create a generation of super-soldiers, the US military is embarking on a mysterious ‘sleeping cap’ project to improve their rest. The device might be able to optimise the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which clears waste as it circulates through our brains while we sleep. Literal brainwashing – but the good kind.

The US Department of Defence has asked researchers from various American universities to develop a “sleeping cap” to improve the sleep of soldiers. This cap will analyse the flow of cerebrospinal fluid which has the function of draining the brain of waste during sleep.

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