Brain activity and breathing rhythms operate separately in deepest sleep, finds research
Medical Xpress
March 3, 2026
Could the deepest parts of the brain hold some of the secrets of sleep that still remain elusive to science? A team from Hackensack Meridian Health and its Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) has produced a new in-depth study penetrating into the brain, finding that during the deepest sleep, breathing patterns and brain activity become more independent from one another—unlike lighter sleep or quiet wakefulness.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/3/2026