Ken A. PallerProfessor of Psychology Do Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep? Sleep will consume one-third of your life. You can't avoid it, nor should you. Sound slumber is energizing and uplifting. But there's more to it. Sleep is also essential for effective learning. How Science Can Study the Conscious Mind Opinion The idea that conscious experiences lie outside the realm of scientific inquiry regularly appears in the press. By Ken A. Paller Published 31 July 14 Opinion