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could someone eli5 this for me pls.

• samstave 3y ago
  Think of it as whilst awake all the experience and sensory input, nutrients(or lack) you experience throughout the day result in basically the brain doing all its activites and various parts, functions and syncopated waves/rthyms etc get out of phase. Much like you occasionally reboot your machine to flush and re-align memory etc... When you sleep, your sensory input systems are handed a surrogate (dreams) whist the rest of your brain gets back into phase with itself, and the idea is that this allows for an 'alignment' of sorts within the brain which allows for the cerberal fluids to more porously flow through the brain and carry away ionic and other molecules which freely float through the brain. As the rain washes the paths and the streets after a windy, dusty day... To allow for a fresh path where the previous wake-cycles experiences in molocules can be more properly absorbed into the brain and your neurons can 'take in' what happened all wake cycle.
  • v7engine 3y ago
    Thank you. Any recommendations on how long should I sleep for this process to kick off and get completed? Or does it happen all the time I am sleeping?
    • samstave 3y ago
      It happens all the time in the appropriate phase of sleep. So just get as much sleep as your body is saying "HEY BITCH!" Also - you will have more beneficial sleep in fully dark, no-screens (or other magnetic objects (cell phone, under pillow, for example) near head. make sure you dont have sleep apnia (make sure you have clear deep breathing when sleeping)....