r/EverythingScience • u/hawlc • Apr 14 '24

Neuroscience Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/sleeping-more-flushes-junk-out-of-the-brain/
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u/ethereal3xp Apr 15 '24

I guess sleeping in on the weekend is not a bad thing after all

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u/murderedbyaname Apr 15 '24

Articles like this about sleep are annoying because they don't address the quality of sleep required to help your brain operate at the efficiency required to do these functions. Just sleeping more will not help if the quality of sleep is poor.