When your brain sleeps, the orchestra plays but the conductor is missing

  • Without sleep, we will die. But neuroscience is only beginning to figure out why we sleep.
  • The brain is highly active during sleep, forming long-term memories and cleaning itself.
  • New research shows that our brains respond to sounds in much the same way during sleep and wakefulness.

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