Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain
sleep · Science, 342(6156), 373–377 · 2013
Xie (2013) revealed that your brain literally shrinks its cells at night to make room for a cerebrospinal fluid 'pressure wash' that scrubs away neurotoxins.
Authors
Xie, L., Kang, H., Xu, Q., et al.
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Xie (2013) revealed that your brain literally shrinks its cells at night to make room for a cerebrospinal fluid 'pressure wash' that scrubs away neurotoxins.
- sleep
- neuroplasticity