Caffeine suppresses cerebral grey matter responses to chronic sleep restriction

Re:Caffeine suppresses cerebral grey matter responses to chr... by code51 on Monday July 22, 2024 @06:44AM (#41032921)

So it very well could be that thinking on a worn neuron, trying to do memory access on it, might damage it even more (leg analogy)? It could be possible that the "swelling" could be redirecting brain to use other paths but with caffeine you're utilizing a worn-out neuron.

Maybe with chronic deprivation + caffeine habit, you're weakening your cognitive function - repeatedly using a misfiring neuron. At least, with no caffeine, you'd feel your memory is hazy and hard to recall, go to sleep.

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Re:Caffeine suppresses cerebral grey matter responses to chr... by Terr_ on Monday July 22, 2024 @02:30PM (#41037926)

IANANeuroscientist, but my idle-thought was that a lack of sleep could cause a buildup of waste byproducts, and structural adaptations might either reduce the effect of the buildup or else make its removal marginally easier.

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