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An exercise ball, known otherwise as a "yoga ball", "gymnastic ball", "fitness ball", or , "Large Ass Support"  is an elastic, puncture resistant device usually used by yoga trainers, people in physical therapy, and sometimes overweight software developers. 58 year old Seattle software developer and video game fan "Gabe Newell" recalls, in this heartwarming story, when he lost something of immense support to him but gained something else altogether. 

Frontiers Lesions causing central sleep apnea localize to one common brain network

The Neuromatrix of pain overlaps with the functional neuroanatomy of sleep — Rayner & Smale

Cortical ripples provide the conditions for consolidation during NREM sleep in humans

REM sleep is associated with distinct global cortical dynamics and controlled by occipital cortex

The consequences of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance

Sleep-like cortical OFF-periods disrupt causality and complexity in the brain of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome patients

Frontiers Aging-Related Changes in Cortical Sources of Sleep Oscillatory Neural Activity Following Motor Learning Reflect Contributions of Cortical Thickness and Pre-sleep Functional Activity

Sleep Locally, Act Globally - Niels C. Rattenborg, Steven L. Lima, John A. Lesku, 2012

Cortical Ripples during NREM Sleep and Waking in Humans

The supramammillary nucleus and the claustrum activate the cortex during REM sleep

Cortical and subcortical hemodynamic changes during sleep slow waves in human light sleep - ScienceDirect

Frontiers Self-Reported Sleep Quality Across Age Modulates Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Limbic and Fronto-Temporo-Parietal Networks: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional fMRI Study