Why the Sleeping Brain Clears
The paper proposes a mechanical framework explaining why slow-wave sleep enhances cerebrospinal fluid clearance by aligning vascular dynamics with the brain's low-pass filter properties.
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The paper proposes a mechanical framework explaining why slow-wave sleep enhances cerebrospinal fluid clearance by aligning vascular dynamics with the brain's low-pass filter properties.
Christian Kerskens, David López Pérez
The paper reports NMR signals in the brain that resemble heartbeat-evoked potentials and depend on conscious awareness, suggesting non-classical brain functions.
Syed Salman Shahid, Christian Kerskens, Malcolm Burrows, Alice G. Witney
This paper uses dMRI to study neural micro-domains in the locust Schistocerca gregaria, identifying anatomical regions and connectivity patterns.