The body strengthens the immune
system during deep sleep, when it also repairs and regenerates tissues, while building bones and muscle.
Not exact matches
At the whole
system level, though, electroencephalographic electrodes on the skull pick up slow, large and highly synchronized waves
during deep sleep.
During the
deepest throes of
sleep, the body's support
systems run on their own timetables.
The immune
system and inflammation heals itself
during deep, long
sleep stretches, too.