origin: Ocean network
do you prefer supine, prone, or side lying? A new survey in the United States shows that sleeping posture may affect the functioning of the human brain: lateral decubitus is more helpful to the human brain, helps the brain to clean up, and reduces the incidence of Alzheimer's, such as Alzheimer's disease.
in the future, according to the American science and technology news website, sleeping on the flat or lying down is more helpful to the brain. Reported that the lateral sleep is conducive to self cleaning of the brain, but also can reduce the incidence of Aztec, Parkinson's disease and other neurological diseases.
better sleep quality
researchers say, after a day of hard work, the human brain produces a variety of amyloid proteins, such as beta protein. These proteins are the "waste" left behind by the brain for a period of time. In addition to seriously affecting the normal operation of the brain, it may also induce azhummer and other major neurological diseases.
at this point, the lymphoid system in the brain is coming to clean up the waste. This complex system can identify and deal with the "waste protein" in the brain through a series of cleaning and dissolving processes, and change the brain to a clean "working environment".
researchers used MRI to study the rate of transport of lymphoid systems in the brain of mice with different sleeping positions (supine, lateral and prone).
"we found that, in the supine and prone position, the lymphatic system transport in the rat's brain is the most efficient," said Professor Helene Benveniste of the New York State University of Stony Brook. "In other words, lying on the side can make the brain more efficient in eliminating waste."
the most suitable sleeping posture
researchers measured and analyzed the effects of different sleeping posture on the "waste protein" cleaning in the brain using fluorescence microscopy and emission tracing. "This discovery is interesting," said McCann Nidegard, a professor at the Rochester College in the United States. "Side lying is the most common sleeping posture of humans and even most animals, and the wild animals are the same! It is obvious that the brain has chosen the most suitable posture for its self cleaning."