Sleep restores an optimal computational regime in cortical networks - Nature Neuroscience
Sleep restores an optimal computational regime in cortical networks - Nature Neuroscience
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Xu et al. show that waking progressively disrupts neural dynamics criticality in the visual cortex and that sleep restores it. Deviations from criticality predict future sleep/wake behavior better than prior behavior and slow-wave activity.
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So we’re literally biological computers and sleep is just a daily restart for stability purposes?
How mundane but useful.
18 0 ReplyI've always felt sleep is like stand by mode, and dreams are just your brain defragmenting.
12 0 ReplyNice image
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We have to reboot after daily updates.
Oh no, we run windows!
5 0 ReplyRasmus Lerdorf approves
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