Dr. Darragh Ennis

Oh, I, it absolutely does. So our brain function completely relies on sleep. So we can't get completely to the bottom of this very easily because the ethical considerations of doing sleep deprivation studies means that they very rarely go past two or three days without sleep because it's so bad for you.

But in the ones that they have done are ones where people have had medical problems that kept them awake. You lose all critical function. Your brain stops working completely. It's almost like you've been drinking. You know, it's that kind of level of loss of motor control. You become emotionally problematic. You start overeating because your hormone system stopped working properly.

But in the ones that they have done are ones where people have had medical problems that kept them awake. You lose all critical function. Your brain stops working completely. It's almost like you've been drinking. You know, it's that kind of level of loss of motor control. You become emotionally problematic. You start overeating because your hormone system stopped working properly.

But in the ones that they have done are ones where people have had medical problems that kept them awake. You lose all critical function. Your brain stops working completely. It's almost like you've been drinking. You know, it's that kind of level of loss of motor control. You become emotionally problematic. You start overeating because your hormone system stopped working properly.

And a really key thing as well. is that your brain washes itself at nighttime. So there's been studies where they've watched people when they're going to sleep through MRIs and CAT scanners and things, and they've seen pulses of cerebrospinal fluid going over the brain during sleep.

And a really key thing as well. is that your brain washes itself at nighttime. So there's been studies where they've watched people when they're going to sleep through MRIs and CAT scanners and things, and they've seen pulses of cerebrospinal fluid going over the brain during sleep.

And a really key thing as well. is that your brain washes itself at nighttime. So there's been studies where they've watched people when they're going to sleep through MRIs and CAT scanners and things, and they've seen pulses of cerebrospinal fluid going over the brain during sleep.

And I really think that this downtime, this maintenance time of sleep helps remove, you know, bad things for your brain, toxin buildup, but especially things like misfolded proteins. So misfolded proteins can lead to Parkinson's disease, to dementia, and to all sorts of other neurological problems. And without sleep,

And I really think that this downtime, this maintenance time of sleep helps remove, you know, bad things for your brain, toxin buildup, but especially things like misfolded proteins. So misfolded proteins can lead to Parkinson's disease, to dementia, and to all sorts of other neurological problems. And without sleep,

And I really think that this downtime, this maintenance time of sleep helps remove, you know, bad things for your brain, toxin buildup, but especially things like misfolded proteins. So misfolded proteins can lead to Parkinson's disease, to dementia, and to all sorts of other neurological problems. And without sleep,

it's not able to do that because our brain is just so busy all of the time when we're awake, it's always got so much to do that it can't have maintenance. So effectively sleep is brain maintenance mode. You need to let the janitors in to clean up.

it's not able to do that because our brain is just so busy all of the time when we're awake, it's always got so much to do that it can't have maintenance. So effectively sleep is brain maintenance mode. You need to let the janitors in to clean up.

it's not able to do that because our brain is just so busy all of the time when we're awake, it's always got so much to do that it can't have maintenance. So effectively sleep is brain maintenance mode. You need to let the janitors in to clean up.

Yeah, I think a lot of people, especially since the pandemic, got a very skewed and peripheral idea of what the immune system is and what it does, because it was kind of covered on the news, but never in depth. And I've always used analogies to explain things to people. And I think a great way to look at it is like a security system with guards. And you've got two different systems.

Yeah, I think a lot of people, especially since the pandemic, got a very skewed and peripheral idea of what the immune system is and what it does, because it was kind of covered on the news, but never in depth. And I've always used analogies to explain things to people. And I think a great way to look at it is like a security system with guards. And you've got two different systems.

Yeah, I think a lot of people, especially since the pandemic, got a very skewed and peripheral idea of what the immune system is and what it does, because it was kind of covered on the news, but never in depth. And I've always used analogies to explain things to people. And I think a great way to look at it is like a security system with guards. And you've got two different systems.

One is urinate system, which just works away on its own. And it's, if it finds anything foreign, it'll attack it and it'll run a fever and it will provoke that kind of immune response very, very quickly. But then you've got your adaptive immune system, which is why we become immune to things. So this is, if it sees something it recognizes from before, it will instantly find it and attack it.

One is urinate system, which just works away on its own. And it's, if it finds anything foreign, it'll attack it and it'll run a fever and it will provoke that kind of immune response very, very quickly. But then you've got your adaptive immune system, which is why we become immune to things. So this is, if it sees something it recognizes from before, it will instantly find it and attack it.

One is urinate system, which just works away on its own. And it's, if it finds anything foreign, it'll attack it and it'll run a fever and it will provoke that kind of immune response very, very quickly. But then you've got your adaptive immune system, which is why we become immune to things. So this is, if it sees something it recognizes from before, it will instantly find it and attack it.

It's way more efficient, but you have to have been exposed to it before. And that's the whole reason why vaccines work, is because vaccines prime that innate system. It's kind of like giving your security guards a wanted poster going, if this guy comes along, you make sure you catch him real quick. And... A lot of people don't understand how it works.