Sleep Is Important for Brain Function

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Up until the age of two, children spend more time asleep than they spend awake. We know that sleep affects things like the brain's ity to recover from injury. The glymphatic system in the brain only operates during sleep. Every cell in the body has circadian clocksa and those have to be synchronized with each other.

Dr. Judith Owens, the Director for the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital, joins Adam this week to discuss sleep deprivation and mortality, the circadian clock of cells, jet lag tips and more. Plus, Judith answers burning sleep questions from the Factually! crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.