Sleep Deprivation Increases Synaptic Density Markers in the Brain

A study using PET imaging shows that 28 hours of sleep deprivation significantly increases SV2A, a marker for synaptic density, in the human hippocampus and thalamus, supporting the theory that sleep is structurally required to reset neural connections.

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