On: Loss of neurons for sleep may explain why older adults suffer from insomnia

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Perhaps also highly correlated with anxiety disorders?

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Oooo, cool thought.

I studied some psych recently and one of my biggest personal takeaways was amazement that nervous system works as well as it does for so many of us so much of the time, it is such a Goldbergian hackfest of spaghetti wiring and luck. That and reflex loops.

Gotta love evolution.