• Question: does your brain ever rest?

    Asked by anon-354677 on 8 Mar 2023. This question was also asked by anon-361195.
    • Photo: Maria Price

      Maria Price answered on 8 Mar 2023:

      Yes, when you are sleeping, it is resting and resetting for the new day, but is still working in the background to keep you alive

    • Photo: Kirstie Andrews

      Kirstie Andrews answered on 8 Mar 2023:

      Your brain is always active, it works in different ways and on different functions/parts of the body depending on whether you are asleep or awake.

    • Photo: Jyoti Mangal

      Jyoti Mangal answered on 9 Mar 2023:

      It depends on how you define rest. The brain rests more when you’re asleep as compared to when you’re awake. Even when you’re asleep, the brain may be resting more during some hours than others. Truly though, the brain is never fully resting which, in some philosophical sense, is the definition of being alive!

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