30 Jun 2026
A new synthesis recasts sleep as a resilience mechanism for the brain, with lessons for artificial intelligence
Every animal that has ever been studied closely, from the fruit fly to the philosopher, surrenders each day to a state that looks, from the outside, like a small rehearsal for death. A new Perspective published in the peer-reviewed journal Brain Medicine asks why, and answers with a synthesis rather than a single experiment. Drawing together decades of work in neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and…
