NeuroNugget 1 - Your Brain Doesn’t Sleep All at Once... It Sleeps in Waves 🧠
Your Brain Doesn’t Sleep All at Once…It Sleeps in Waves We like to think of sleep as an “off” switch” : lights out, brain down, and everything goes quiet. But here’s the truth: Your brain never fully shuts off. Not even in your deepest sleep. 1- Sleep Isn’t a Full Brain Shutdown When you go to sleep, your brain doesn’t just power down. Some parts/regions enter rest mode. While others stay active : sorting memories, regulating your heartbeat, even watching out for danger. So you’re unconscious... but your brain is actually pretty active doing all sort of things. 2- Local Sleep: Tiny Parts of the Brain take a Nap Here’s where it gets a bit crazy😏 Local sleep is when small clusters of neurons take naps while the rest of your brain is awake. This can happen when you’re sleep deprived. You might feel alert, but different parts of your brain are sneakily going offline (Just for a couple of seconds). Ever made a really silly mistake, or zoned out for no reason? That could’ve been your brain...