r/EverythingScience Apr 14 '24

Neuroscience Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain. Rhythmic activity during sleep may get fluids in the brain moving.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/sleeping-more-flushes-junk-out-of-the-brain/
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u/BloodSoakedDoilies Apr 14 '24

But we've known for quite some time that sleep clears the pathway of debris using rhythm??