Sleep increases the production of cells called the myelin coating material manufacturer that protects the brain circuitry.
As quoted by the BBC, the findings, currently only proven in mice, may uncover the role of sleep in the improvement and development of the brain and diseases Click MS, said the Wisconsin team of scientists.
Their results are published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Dr Chiara Cirelli and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin found that the rate of production of myelin producing cell, oligodendroctytes, doubled when mice sleep.
