What Your Brain Does While You Sleep _ The Sleepy Scientist
"Your brain is more active during sleep than you might think. It's not resting—it's cleaning, organizing, and preparing for the next day."Sleep is a period of intense brain activity, not dormancy[citation:3]. It supports memory consolidation, strengthens brain plasticity, and processes information from the day[citation:3][citation:13]. During non-REM sleep, higher cognitive regions quiet down, and cerebrospinal fluid flow increases to clear waste, while the glymphatic system is most active[citation:2][citation:6]. REM sleep helps with emotional regulation and…
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