Brain Bath: A Clever Design Solution

Institute for Creation Research ^ | 10-17-2014 | Brian Thomas

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Brain Bath: A Clever Design Solution

by Brian Thomas, M.S. *

What makes sleep so mentally refreshing? University of Rochester neuroscientist Jeff Iliff addressed the crowd gathered at a September 2014 TEDMED event and explained his amazing new discoveries.1 The words he used perfectly match what one would expect while describing the works of an ingenious designer.2

Other organs rely on the lymphatic system to remove metabolic waste that builds up in the spaces outside cells, but no lymph vessels exist behind the skull. Since the brain uses a fourth of all the body’s energy, there must be some other mechanism at work to clear away brain waste. Iliff and his colleagues discovered this mechanism and published their findings in the journal Science Translational Medicine in 2012.3 In his TED talk, Iliff described his team’s findings using the appropriate language of design.

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Since this article credits God with the design the academic libs will crucify the author.

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[JimSEA]

A very interesting article from the University of Rochester but having read it, I don't see how it disproves the theory of evolution. "The highly organized system acts like a series of pipes that piggyback on the brain’s blood vessels, sort of a shadow plumbing system that seems to serve much the same function in the brain as the lymph system does in the rest of the body – to drain away waste products." You might say it's lymph system for the brain. My first question might be, "Does a similar system operate in the brains of other creatures?" "Do other creatures have this dual garbage hauler system?" The article further give some hope for eventually reducing the impact of Alzheimer's.

[LYDIAONTARIO]

Listening to liberals builds up brain waste...no wonder they make me tired!

[BrandtMichaels]

Shannon’ theory of information trumps Darwin’s theory of evolution - time will tell...