Finding that clearance of fluid in mice brains is lower in sleep and anaesthesia runs counter to dominant view in neuroscience

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  • TigrisMorte
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    238 months ago

    Sleep is so you can move the transactions from RAM to long term storage.

    • @[email protected]
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      8 months ago

      And reindex, also to throw random shit together and see if any meaningful connections come of it - well that’s my explanation of dreams anyway.

      • @[email protected]
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        48 months ago

        I think you might be onto something. There’s been so many times where I’ve had a technical issue I can’t resolve, and sleeping on it results in an answer in the morning. Or often even a Eureka moment in the middle of the night. I’m certain that sleep helps you dredge up missing connections between ideas.

        • @Dkarma
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          58 months ago

          I used to really feel this when. I was younger. Sometimes I would wake up and be able to do the thing I was trying to do yesterday but couldn’t.

        • @samus12345
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          38 months ago

          It does.

          Memories seem to become more stable in the brain during the deep stages of sleep. After that, REM—the most active stage of sleep—seems to play a role in linking together related memories, sometimes in unexpected ways. That’s why a full night of sleep may help with problem-solving. REM sleep also helps you process emotional memories, which can reduce the intensity of emotions.

    • @Dkarma
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      38 months ago

      OG Batch processing, bro