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Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste (arstechnica.com)

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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.

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[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder what melatonin does

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Charlie Kelly... who taught you about Lemmy?

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Im pretty sure cat food and spray paint shut down m9re than just the NREM cycle in the brain...