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Allen Blaivas, M.D.

Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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posted 10/31/2008, comment (1)

The Function of Sleep Not Quite Explained

We finished the last blog in mid-thought.  We were talking about REM sleep and the idea of brain plasticity- the rewiring of our brains that take place when we learn new information.   A recent study in rats showed that 4 days of REM sleep deprivation decreased the amount of new cells in the part of the brain that is associated with... Read moreChevron
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