Sleep Restores the Brain

[Article] Ever felt guilty because you nodded off in a van Dam movie? Well fret no more! Scientists have proved that sleep is not only a vital activity to recharge the body after a long day but that it in fact stimulates the production of new brain cells.


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The study, done on rats at Princeton University, proved that a stress hormone corticosterone produced through sleep deprivation inhibited the production of new brain cells in the test subjects. The animals were deprived of sleep for 72 hours and it was clear that fewer cells were produced in the hippocampus,...
This article was published Saturday, 17 February, 2007 by AFP
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Sleep Restores the Brain


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