It was also discovered that the restorative nature of the sleep is the result of the active clearance of the brain cells. It is an energy intensive process and this is why our brain has two different functional states when asleep and when awake. Ii is believed that an inappropriate state of the brain can occur when too much toxins are accumulated. The discovery based on clinical researches is important because a new way to explain and treat diseases like Alzheimer will be possible. Potentially the process of cleaning brain’s toxins could be stimulated and some pozitive effects are expected.
Another fact to think at very seriously is regarding our time to rest. It appears as a strong necessity to respect the sleeping time because not doing this can generate illness. A multitude of other aspects must be clarified by future studies after, once this first step was made.
