Still stay up? Less than six hours of sleep will be "eaten" by the brain,

2017-06-09 13:12:00

Beijing time on June 7 news, according to foreign media reports, at present, scientists to a new study shows that when mice are lack of sleep, the brain will start "autophagy." Researchers studied the rats in the laboratory, found that when they sleep, "remove cells become more active in the brain, these cells called astrocytes, like a miniature hoover, when brain connections are weak and divided, will begin to eliminate cells synapses.

Study author Michael bailey, Italy marche polytechnic university west (Michele Bellesi), according to the first time we have found that due to a lack of sleep, synapses part consumed by astrocytes. The findings may seem alarming, but they are actually a positive thing.

"Synapses are like old-fashioned furniture, and they may need more attention and purging," said berisi. But he adds that sleep deprivation can cause the brain to show bad signs and may cause alzheimer's disease. The brain cells called microglials are still active in laboratory mice that are sleep-deprived.

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