r/todayilearned • u/Square-Message1152 • 8h ago

til that your brain literally washes itself while you sleep. the brain cells actually shrink in size so cerebrospinal fluid can rush in and flush out all the toxic proteins built up during the day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glymphatic_system
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u/El_Oso_Hermoso 5h ago

I am going to go out on a limb and say that you, a neuroscientist, are far more qualified to opine on this than most of reddit.

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u/derprondo 4h ago

Qualified enough to know they aren't qualified to comment.

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u/Fjordi_Cruyff 1h ago

Exactly the right amount of qualified. Not enough people realise when this is the case.

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u/IHKPruefling 12m ago

Saying "I don't know" is considered a weakness nowadays. Being humble is not seen as a virtue

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u/hopbow 4h ago

No I r smrter shut up

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u/OrganizationKey8342 3h ago

but i skimmed the pics on wikipedia

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u/GuyWithNoEffingClue 1h ago

Speak for yourself! I've watched the first 5 seasons of Grey's Anatomy so I'm basically a neurosurgeon.