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disordered sleep : How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain

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Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain

The synchronized brain waves of non-REM sleep may play a key role in preventing toxins from accumulating in a person's brain.

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Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep.

Nina E. Fultz, et al.

Science 01 Nov 2019:

Vol. 366, Issue 6465, pp. 628-631

DOI: 10.1126/science.aax5440

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grower

Am really enjoying finally sleeping well again after starting on an antidepressant Mirtazapine. I can see how healing sleep is

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Interesting article. Opens up a whole new avenue of possibilities. Thanks for posting.

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