Sleep Shrinks Synapses, Preps For New Learning

Sleep, is an enduring mystery, and scientists continue to study its forms and its functions, and some new research shows sleep helps make us smarter. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have found sleep helps improve brain function by shrinking synapses, the junctions between nerve cells. VOA spoke with researcher Chiara Cirelli who said the research team started with the hypothesis that we sleep so that our brain can restore and recharge itself.  She said the...

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