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We Might Finally Know How The Brain Refreshes Itself at Night


As you lay your head down to sleep tonight and dream all things weird and wonderful, scientists think your brain is going through a gentle rinse cycle, washing away a day's worth of toxic by-products in preparation for a new day of thinking ahead.

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