Sleep doesn't make sense.

A video on YouTube. In Science & Engineering, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This video explores three leading scientific theories on why humans sleep, examining brain waste clearance, energy conservation, and memory consolidation and synaptic pruning.

From the video

Answers: Why do humans sleep and what happens to the body and brain during sleep?

sleep neuroscience
glymphatic system
brain waste clearance
synaptic pruning
sleep deprivation effects
energy conservation during sleep

What it concludes

During sleep, the glymphatic system flushes out waste from the brain including beta-amyloid.
Sleeping for a full night saves about 110 kcal of energy.
Sleep enhances the ability to find creative solutions to problems.
Sleep strengthens important neural connections while pruning away unnecessary ones.

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