Neurologist's Wake-Up Call: Ditch Late-Night Phone Use for Brain Longevity
A board-certified neurologist says the single habit to avoid for long-term brain health is scrolling on your phone or laptop in bed, which drives chronic sleep debt. Sleep stabilizes memories, resets stress circuits, and clears brain waste; chronic sleep loss can worsen attention, mood, and vascular risk. For brain longevity, he advises a consistent wake time, a boring, screen-free wind-down, regular movement, and treating sleep apnea, plus keeping phones out of the bedroom or setting a hard screen cutoff 45–60 minutes before bed and replacing it with calming routines like a shower or light reading.