The double dozen has been reached! Tune in next week for the quarter century. This week, we learn about the importance of sleep for high-level cognitive function and memory development. After that, a look into the jack-of-all-trades cardboard product that is transparent and biodegradable and can hold boiling water, quite the resume for some cardboard. As always (got it right this time, Nathan,) thanks for listening, and stay curious!

Citations Follow:

Sleep Loss as a Metabolic Disorder:

Sleep loss is a metabolic disorder | Science Signaling
Metabolic Disorders: Symptoms & Causes | NewYork-Presbyterian
The Role of Astrocytes in the Central Nervous System Focused on BK Channel and Heme Oxygenase Metabolites: A Review - PMC
Astrocytes: The Unsung Heroes of Learning and Memory - Neuroscience News
Connecting insufficient sleep and insomnia with metabolic dysfunction - PMC
[2301.09565] Estimating the energy requirements for long term memory formation
Estimating the energy requirements for long term memory formation
Is plasticity of synapses the mechanism of long-term memory storage? | npj Science of Learning
UI neuroscientists identify mechanism for long term memory storage | Carver College of Medicine
Glucose enhancement of human memory: A comprehensive research review of the glucose memory facilitation effect - ScienceDirect
Upregulated energy metabolism in the Drosophila mushroom body is the trigger for long-term memory | Nature Communications
Astrocyte-neuron lactate transport is required for long-term memory formation - PMC
Metabolism - Wikipedia

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