Sentences with phrase «sleeping your brain prunes»

Similarly, while you are sleeping your brain prunes unused synapses so you can make new connections — so you can learn more.

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The other thing I console myself with after feeling incredibly guilty is that the brain naturally goes through a pruning of connections which aren't used much - so he will definitely not remember or be scarred by my little crying to sleep episode!
Especially during active sleep, key neuronal (brain cell) connections are made — the brain literally lays down the tracks for everything it learns, and it also prunes away little - used connections.
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