Mind Replay
While we sleep, our brain is on to housekeeping. It is weeding through the experiences of the day and identifying stuff that needs to be put into long-term storage.
A new study which involved implanting subjects with Brain-Computer interfaces (BCI) proves that the brain is mentally replaying the day’s activities.
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