Does Sleep Flush Wastes From the Brain? | Neurology | JAMA
Yanjun Ma, BA; Lirong Liang, MD; Fanfan Zheng, PhD; Le Shi, MD; Baoliang Zhong, MD; Wuxiang Xie, PhD Why do humans sleep? Most people spend one-third of their lives asleep. For most of human history, individuals have been much more vulnerable to enemies and predators when sleeping. But still, everyone sleeps and cannot help but do it. So, there must be a good reason for sleep, an evolutionary advantage. Some Benefits of Sleep One reason for sleeping may be to rest the brain and body. Nevertheless, most organs continue to work during sleep. In particular, the brain is highly active...
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