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Does unconsciousness offer the same effects as normal sleeping?

If I were to be knocked unconscious by force for several hours, would I come out of my unconsciousness rested as if I slept for the same time or is it a completely different thing?
gpt
By virtue of the fact that you underwent traumatic loss of consciousness would make being knocked out different than normal sleep. Regardless of this fact, loss of consciousness is not the same as sleep. Sleep consists of 5 stages, I, II, III, IV, and REM. Each has a specific pattern of brainwave activity and a specific function in terms of brain maintenance and housekeeping. Unconsciousness does not have these organized processes.