"Evidence suggests that sleep weakens the connections among nerve - TopicsExpress



          

"Evidence suggests that sleep weakens the connections among nerve cells, which is a surprising effect, considering that strengthening of those connections during wakefulness supports learning and memory. But by weakening synapses, sleep may keep brain cells from becoming oversaturated with daily experience and from consuming too much energy." scientificamerican/article.cfm?id=new-hypothesis-explains-why-we-sleep
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:03:18 +0000

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