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Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain

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589 points gmays | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 13:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.466s | source
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0xbadcafebee ◴[31 Oct 25 15:20 UTC] No.45773044[source]▶
So... can we trigger it manually? I'd love to be able to lay down and press the 'flush brain' button.
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pbhjpbhj ◴[31 Oct 25 16:20 UTC] No.45773792[source]▶
Searching back, as I recall a video that was supposed to cause [increased] CSF flow, I did find this - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34764730 about suggestions some learning difficulties might be due to interrupted CSF fluid flow.

The video (?) was related to clearing of plaques from the brain with a view to mitigating Alzheimer's effects.

It was not the NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) videos a sibling commenter posted.

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1. krackers ◴[31 Oct 25 19:24 UTC] No.45775727[source]▶
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41942775
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2. pbhjpbhj ◴[01 Nov 25 11:06 UTC] No.45780764[source]▶
Thanks for that, I found a 40hz video ... it wrecked my Dell monitor (might be temporary?).

I'm not convinced that the screen nor the headphones are actually providing the required rates.

In the experiments they appear to use a large (c.1m^2) light box so the patient can watch a video from a tablet placed in the middle.

Reading your link made my brain 'resonate' in an unpleasant way; perhaps an auditory memory of watching the video.

All very interesting.