How Sleep Deprivation Causes Brain 'Zoning Out' and Fog
TL;DR
New research from MIT reveals that after poor sleep, the brain releases cerebrospinal fluid in waves during attention lapses, mimicking sleep's cleansing process but impairing alertness, suggesting a link between sleep, brain cleaning, and attention regulation.
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- This is your brain without sleep MIT News
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- Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired The Guardian
- Brain fog in the morning? Scientists now know why The Times
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