Quality sleep key to protecting brain health amid rising screen time, say neurologists
Neurologists are emphasizing the critical role of quality sleep in maintaining brain health, warning that excessive screen time and stress are major contributors to cognitive decline. Experts suggest that sleep is essential for memory consolidation and clearing metabolic waste from the brain.
Why it matters
As neurological disorders rise, public health awareness regarding lifestyle factors like sleep hygiene is becoming increasingly vital for long-term cognitive health.
Quality sleep is emerging as one of the most important pillars of brain health, with neurologists warning that increasing screen time, chronic stress and irregular sleep patterns are contributing to cognitive decline and raising risk of neurological disorders.
On World Brain Day, observed on July 22, doctors say sleep is not merely a period of rest but a critical biological process during which the brain repairs itself, consolidates memories and clears metabolic waste accumulated during waking hours.
Vikram Huded, president of the Indian Stroke Association and Director and Clinical Lead of the Interventional Neurology Programme at Narayana Health City, said inadequate or disturbed sleep affects the brain’s normal functioning and increases the risk of mood disorders, stroke and dementia.
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