Friday, October 18, 2013

Sleep Helps Clear Metabolic Waste From Brain: Research Study

Sleep Empties The Brain's Dumpster by John Gever.  MedPage Today.  October 18, 2013.

(1)  In the mice studied, sleep states were associated with 60% increases in __________
space within the brain and a large increase in convective exchange of _________________.

(2)  These convective currents have been associated with accelerated ______________________ from the brain during sleep states.

(3)  The restorative function of sleep may be due to the switching of the brain into a functional state that _________________________________.


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