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		CGMthrowaway 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sleep all comes down to the mitochondria Does it explain why we need sleep? My read was it explains why we get sleepy.

Xss3 4 months ago [–]

Iirc it is adenosine build up that makes us sleepy

CGMthrowaway 4 months ago | [–]

The paper proposes what is one level deeper, though.

Filling in the gaps: Mitochondria are less efficient due to electron leakage -> ATP gets consumed faster -> adenosine builds up faster

The first step is the new one.

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