Why we get tired after a long flight/trip?

Question

Unless you are driving, you dont do anything but sleep, eat and watch movies and we still get so tired.

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Answer 1

It’s called Sopite syndrome. People who get tired and irritable have brains that have issues filtering sensory information when they are in prolonged motion environments. The reduced filtering impacts an area of your brain responsible for arousal.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopite_syndrome