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Isn't this what sleep is for?

• faitswulff 12y ago
  Literally speaking? [Yes.][0] > "In a series of new studies on mice, her team discovered exactly that: When the mouse brain is sleeping or under anesthesia, it’s busy cleaning out the waste that accumulated while it was awake." The NIH [also wrote about this in optimistic tones][1], if you're not a fan of mainstream science reporting. [0]: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/opinion/sunday/goodnight-sleep-clean.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/opinion/sunday/goodnight-s... [1]: http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013clear.htm http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013clear...
• noiv 12y ago
  Yes, I think that too. And if you investigate Maxwells' Damon and sleep deprivation there are some obvious similarities. Also I always wondered if you go up the tree of life from what point or amount of neurons sleep is actually needed. I believe amoeba do not sleep.
• vidarh 12y ago
  Sleep has vital physical effects, but sleep does not alter your thought patterns other than by replenishing your energy levels and increasing your mental performance. You may think clearer after sleep, but you think clearer about the same things, and fall into the same mindless patterns. Sleep lets you think clearer, more logically and faster about what you're thinking about. Meditation helps you clear out attachments and observe and learn about the way you think and why you think the ways you do and clear out the cruft that falls apart under observation.