Eli5: In regard to sleep psychology, what is tau? What is an arrhythmic sleep phase? How does exercise affect tau?

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I have a sleep psychology class and these are the concepts I can’t grasp. My prof refuses to help me.

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It’s been a hot minute since I was in school. But if I remember correctly it’s a protein in your brain that regulates your sleep and wake cycle???

I think exercising reduces the amount of tau protein in the hippocampus?