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Tohoku imaging shows mouse neurons losing ATP in REM sleep as blood volume climbs
Tohoku University researchers imaging mice saw brain blood volume start rising about 50 seconds before REM sleep, yet neuronal ATP fell once REM began. The team takes this to mean dreaming uses energy faster than it arrives, though slower ATP production would look the same.
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