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Eureka ! : The reason to Sleep ! - ketchim - 10-18-2013

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The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day's thinking [/size]





Re: Eureka ! : The reason to Sleep ! - ketchim - 10-18-2013

The study, in the journal Science :

showed brain cells shrink during sleep to open up the gaps between neurons

and allow fluid to wash the brain clean. 8)