WEBVTT - Eating Yourself

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<v Speaker 1>The Thread show is on Fread's Fun Fact.

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<v Speaker 3>Learn so much.

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<v Speaker 4>Guys, did you know your brain is eating itself? Right now?

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<v Speaker 4>Your brain is eating itself currently, right this second, as

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<v Speaker 4>I speak, your brain is doing that.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's a good thing. Oh, it's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 4>It's called atophagy, and brain cells regularly use a cleanup

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<v Speaker 4>process called autophagy to break down and recycle damaged cellular components.

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<v Speaker 4>The word comes from the Greek roots meaning roughly self eating.

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<v Speaker 3>But does it like replace itself or well, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>There's some memory.

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<v Speaker 4>I wish I could point out the memories I'd like

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<v Speaker 4>it to eat, make go away and replace with better memory.

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