Eli5: Why do we need to sleep so much, what happens in the body when asleep that cannot happen while normal resting or relaxing? Or is it just for the brain?

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Eli5: Why do we need to sleep so much, what happens in the body when asleep that cannot happen while normal resting or relaxing? Or is it just for the brain?

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We don’t really know but I like think it’s kinda like a computer. If it’s up for a whole year with no shutdown, processes and apps will eat up ram (even though they aren’t running). Shutting down your head computer is the only way to fix that

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