Human brain is shrinking due to poor sleep— Do you also stay up late at night? Neurological research has made a shocking revelation. Lack of sleep is directly shrinking the size of your brain. According to experts, the amount of gray matter in the brain of people who get less than seven hours of sleep continuously is decreasing rapidly, due to which important parts like the hippocampus have started shrinking.

Human brain is shrinking due to poor sleep: Research reveals, memory is in danger.

‘Poisonous waste’ is accumulating in the brain, memory becomes weak

According to the report, when we sleep, our brain works like a ‘cleansing system’. Toxic proteins like beta-amyloid are cleared from the brain during sleep. If sleep is not complete, this toxic waste starts accumulating between the brain cells. Experts at AIIMS Delhi believe that this waste later causes Alzheimer’s and severe amnesia.

Expert opinion: What do doctors say?

“Sleep is not only necessary to rest the body but also to repair the brain. Lack of sleep weakens the connections between neurons, which directly affects the ability to think and make decisions.”