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Tag: sleep patterns

September 3, 2015 by paulrholley

While you were sleeping

The brain is like a waste paper basket that accumulates rubbish during the day and needs emptying overnight. Neuroscientists call this the glymphatic system. Fluid pumps around the brain and flushes toxic proteins and cellular remnants into the circulatory system, and on for disposal in the liver. This system is mainly active during sleep. Staying… Read More

Night and day neuroscience, sleep patterns 1 Comment
May 5, 2015 by paulrholley

Alone in slumber

To sleep is to be alone. As we put aside the activity of the day, and bid goodnight to our loved ones, we drift away from their demands to lay in unconscious retreat. We may lay alongside a partner, but this restful state is not a shared experience. We leave the external world of relationships… Read More

Night and day insomnia, sleep, sleep patterns 1 Comment

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