Brain gets on the
cleaning shoes while we sleep. A new study indicates that while you sleep,
brain cells shrink up to 60% and cleans cellular garbage more efficiently.
Researchers believe that due to the cleaning process of the brain, more energy
is consumed by the brain while we sleep than we are awake. Sleeping is an act
known to perform many critical functions like fusion of memories and recharging
cells, but it has been associated with cerebral rubbish removal for the first
time.
The new research on this
subject suggests that while the body’s power down, the glymphatic system rises
up to 10 times more active than when brain is awake. It becomes easier for the
fluid to clean the brain passages. When we are sleeping, proteins that are
responsible for diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological
disorders are also flushed out of the system more effectively than we are
awake.
The Lymphatic system is
responsible for sanitizing our bodies, which is not sufficient to clean our
brains due to brain’s blood barrier. Blood in the brain prevents certain
cleaning agents to get to the brain. On the other hand, glymphatic system is
composed of cerebrospinal fluid that makes it easier to reach the brain, and
extract the waste products and other toxins during our sleep.
Bentham
Science Publishers is one of the leading STM publishers in the
world. It has a wealth of online journals and eBooks in the fields of
pharmaceutical, biomedical, medical, and engineering, technology, computer and
social sciences. “The Open Sleep Journal” is one of the open access journals
available. To read more articles on sleep related inquiries, please click on
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