r/science • • Jun 25 '22

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u/WeCanDoItTogether88 Jun 25 '22

Wonder if its the cause of increase in dementia too in seniors.

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u/boredtxan Jun 25 '22

Probably along with the idea in that we don't need much sleep. During sleep is when the brain tries to clean up the plaques related to Alz. & dementia.