So this is interesting. Apparently during non-REM sleep our brain neurons fire in synchrony in order to move CSF across the brain and basically give it a bath, wash out the toxins. I'm guessing this does not work right for ME/CFS and also CCI patients due to sleep disruptions. Thoughts?
Easy to read overview: https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-now-know-how-sleep-cleans-toxins-from-the-brain/
Less easy to read study summary: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6465/628
Anybody have access to Science online and able to tell us if there is anything that might point to us in this report?
Title: Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep
Scince 01 Nov 2019:
Vol. 366, Issue 6465, pp. 628-631
DOI: 10.1126/science.aax5440
Easy to read overview: https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-now-know-how-sleep-cleans-toxins-from-the-brain/
Less easy to read study summary: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6465/628
Anybody have access to Science online and able to tell us if there is anything that might point to us in this report?
Title: Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep
Scince 01 Nov 2019:
Vol. 366, Issue 6465, pp. 628-631
DOI: 10.1126/science.aax5440
