How sleep cleanses the brain

Researchers find 'waves of cerebrospinal fluid' may be washing the brain
Reuters Health
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During deep sleep, the brain may be removing the detritus that accumulates during a hard day of thinking, US researchers say.

Researchers have found that during slow-wave sleep, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulses into the brain, taking out the garbage as it recedes, according to a report published in Science.