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Fascinating
Cool research showing that the hormone Norepinephrine promotes rhythmical pulsing of your blood vessels while you sleep which may aid bathing your brain to cleanse it of toxins accumulated during the day. This didn’t happen in response to a common sleep aid drug - be interesting to see implications
Scientists uncover how the brain washes itself during sleep
Pulsating blood vessels push fluid into and out of the brains of slumbering mice
www.science.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Fascinating