How Sleep Cleans Up the Brain

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us How Sleep Cleans Up the Brain Psychology Trending Topics: Here are the five articles at About.com Psychology that had the greatest increase in reader interest over the past week: * QUIZ: Are You an Extrovert or an Introvert? * What Can You Do With a Degree in Psychology? * What Is the Overjustification Effect? * How Big Is the Brain? * 10 Common Phobias   Kendra Cherry Psychology Expert How Sleep Cleans Up the Brain Recent research suggests that the brain cleans itself of harmful toxins during sleep. Learn more about how sleep plays a role in cleaning the brain. READ NOW Share Classic Psychology Experiments Learn more about some of the classic studies in psychology, including experiments performed by Pavlov, Harlow, and Skinner. READ NOW Share Careers in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Industrial-organizational psychologists investigate workplace issues such as employee selection, organizational development, performance, and productivity. READ NOW Share What Is Prosocial Behavior? Prosocial behavior is a type of voluntary behavior designed to help others. Learn more about this important topic in social psychology. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • How Much Do You Really Know About T. Rex, the King of the Dinosaurs? • What Is the de Broglie Equation? • American Revolution: General Thomas Gage • 8 Animals That Mate for Life • Clueless About Clouds? Learn These 6 Basics in 6 Minutes • Classic Psychology Experiments • The 48 Countries of Asia by Area • Memorial Day Began as Decoration Day Following the Civil War Advertisement About Education   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Psychology newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved

A Quick Guide to Becoming a Master of Persuasion

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