Rebecca Ivatts

Moon Tide

Rebecca Ivatts - Moon Tide

Moon Tide

Acrylic paint, branches, nails and board

84.1 x 59.4cm

Research is increasingly linking Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders to the glymphatic system and sleep. Rather like a ‘dishwasher’ for the brain, the glymphatic system flushes out harmful toxins such as amyloid beta protein and can process almost twice as much fluid during sleep as it does during wakefulness.