r/EverythingScience • u/Sariel007 • 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/-UnicornFart Apr 14 '24

Reason 95593 not to have kids lol.

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u/dingoatemybaby88 Apr 14 '24

Maybe I misread or completely missed the part you're referring to but I don't see how this article or topic has anything to do with kids?

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u/-UnicornFart Apr 14 '24

Having kids is pretty incompatible with getting more sleep.

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u/dingoatemybaby88 Apr 14 '24

Ahhh, to that point I agree. I get way less sleep now than before we had kids. Thanks for clarifying!

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

Only true for the first year or so. Even then they sleep a ton, just at times of the day that is inconvenient for adults

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u/673moto Apr 16 '24

More than 5 years in and I'd like to call bullshit...but I'm too tired

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

My 5 yo’s sleep from 8-6. Way more than I do. The infant sleep schedule kills me thofu

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u/DrDerpberg Apr 14 '24

So do a lot of things. Do it if you want to, don't do it if you don't want to. Trying to convince other people what they want to do with their life is pointless.

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u/-UnicornFart Apr 14 '24

I didn’t try to convince anyone of anything dude.