Her study found the glymphatic clearance was mediated by a hormone called norepinephrine and happened almost exclusively during the NREM sleep phase. But it only worked when sleep was natural. Anesthesia and sleeping pills shut this process down nearly completely.

  • @Agent641
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    51 month ago

    Forget melatonin, I want to know wtf cheese is doing to my brain when I sleep on it.

    • @SirQuackTheDuck
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      91 month ago

      Probably just stick to the side of your head.

      Have you tried eating the cheese instead?