How do brains keep track of sleep debt?

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For example: If you normally sleep 7 hours per day and one day you only get 5 hours of sleep, chances are that the next day when you fall sleep you will sleep for around 9 hours. Or if you only sleep for a normal 7 hours that day you will still need more than 7 hours the day after that to feel fully rested.

How do brains keep track of how much sleep they lost and need to make up for?

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In addition to what everyone else has said about chemical “garbage disposal”, there’s also a need for down-time to tidy up thoughts.

It turns out that AI neutral networks also [get unstable without enough “sleep”](https://www.lifewire.com/why-artificial-intelligence-needs-to-sleep-5095871).

It’s a bit like how a supermarket spends time closed during working hours, not only for cleaning but also for internal organizing and tidying up that can’t be done while customers are around.

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