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Science Weekly — The incredible science of the sleeping brain
Buzzing ratingBUZZING· 71%14m·2026-06-02·Science

The incredible science of the sleeping brain

Science Weekly

Humans have been wondering why we sleep for thousands of years. Is sleep’s purpose rest and relaxation, memory consolidation or maybe cognitive processing? In the last 15 years, scientists have discovered another possible explanation – waste disposal. In 2012 neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard’s lab discovered that the…

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