UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep

In very early life, sleep helps build the brain’s infrastructure, but it then takes on an entirely new decluttering role
Sleeping baby
"I was shocked how huge a change this is over a short period of time," researcher Van Savage said of sleep's shifting role in the brain. "It's a transition that is analogous to when water freezes to ice."

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