"As your body sleeps, your brain is quite actively playing the part of mental janitor: It’s clearing out all of the junk that has accumulated as a result of your daily thinking."
— Konnikova, Maria (b. 1984)
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Date
January 11, 2014
Metaphor
"As your body sleeps, your brain is quite actively playing the part of mental janitor: It’s clearing out all of the junk that has accumulated as a result of your daily thinking."
Metaphor in Context
In a series of new studies, published this fall in the journal Science, the Nedergaard lab may at last be shedding light on just what it is that would be important enough. Sleep, it turns out, may play a crucial role in our brain’s physiological maintenance. As your body sleeps, your brain is quite actively playing the part of mental janitor: It’s clearing out all of the junk that has accumulated as a result of your daily thinking.
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Citation
Maria Konnikova, "Good Night. Sleep Clean." New York Times (January 11, 2014). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
01/12/2014
