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How sleep washes the brain of toxins: http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013clear.htm http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013cl

by robg 11y ago

How sleep washes the brain of toxins: http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013clear.htm http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013clear... This mechanism could also be the cause of the refreshment we feel after a short nap or meditation. Much harder to study though!

etrautmann 11y ago
This study didn't show that. They showed that toxins that are injected into the brain clear faster during sleep, but not that the brain is actually clearing anything endogenous. Sounds like a technicality but the claims were overblown based on their data.