What Happens to Your Brain When You Don_t Sleep _ Sleep Science
After seventeen hours without sleep, your reaction time matches someone with a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent. After twenty-four hours, it matches 0.10 percent. After forty-eight hours, your brain begins to eat itself. This is not a metaphor.In this episode, I uncover the devastating effects of sleep deprivation on the brain. The glymphatic system, which clears toxic waste from the brain, only activates during deep sleep. Without it, amyloid beta and tau proteins accumulate, the same proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease. The prefrontal cortex, responsible for decision-making and…
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