The Purpose of Sleep? To Forget, Scientists Say – New York Times
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The Purpose of Sleep? To Forget, Scientists Say
New York Times A PET scan of a brain during normal sleep. Two scientists say sleep may help the brain prune back unneeded synapses. Credit Hank Morgan/Science Source. Over the years, scientists have come up with a lot of ideas about why we sleep. Some have argued … The Brain’s Connections Shrink During Sleep Brain Synapses Shrink During Sleep, Making Way for New Information Sleeping Shrinks the Brain … and That’s a Good Thing |
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