What really happens to your brain when you don’t sleep? It is worse than you think
Brain's nightly cleaning cycle, crucial for clearing waste like beta-amyloid, falters with sleep loss. This disruption weakens the synchronisation between brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow, impairing memory, focus, and emotional stability. Even short-term deprivation reduces waste clearance efficiency, highlighting sleep's vital role in maintaining cognitive health and preventing long-term brain damage.
Brain's nightly cleaning cycle, crucial for clearing waste like beta-amyloid, falters with sleep loss. This disruption weakens the synchronisation between brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow, impairing memory, focus, and emotional stability. Even short-term deprivation reduces waste clearance efficiency, highlighting sleep's vital role in maintaining cognitive health and preventing long-term brain damage.
