Saturday, November 11, 2023

Staying up all night rewires our brains — this could be key to solving mental health conditions

What happens in the brains of mice when they stay up all night could help us better understand mood and other psychological conditions.

Everyone remembers their first all-nighter. What’s probably more memorable, though, is the slap-happy, zombie-like mode the next day brings. That “sleep-drunk” feeling isn’t imaginary. Scientists have long thought that there is likely a neurological reason for this sensation, and one group of researchers thinks they might have cracked it.

A study published last week in the journal Neuron tracked what happened in the brains of mice when they stayed up all night. Their results, surprisingly, may even help us develop a better way to treat mood and other psychological conditions. READ MORE FROM INVERSE

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