BRAIN DRAIN

Sci Am. 2016 Mar;314(3):44-9. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0316-44.

Abstract

An internal plumbing system rids the brain of toxic wastes. Sleep is when this cleanup ritual occurs.

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism
  • Amyloid / metabolism
  • Brain / blood supply
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / physiology
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic System / physiology
  • Organ Size
  • Parkinson Disease / metabolism
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Sleep / physiology*

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Proteins