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Sleep deprived brain starts to eat itself


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The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation

Burning the midnight oil may well burn out your brain. The brain cells that destroy and digest worn-out cells and debris go into overdrive in mice that are chronically sleep-deprived. In the short term, this might be beneficial – clearing potentially harmful debris and rebuilding worn circuitry might protect healthy brain connections. But it may cause harm in the long term, and could explain why a chronic lack of sleep puts people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders.

Read more: New Scientist

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In that case after 20 years of burning the midnight oil a few times a week I should be brain dead lol.

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