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The Vital Importance of Sleep
09:57 - 21:59 (12:01)
This podcast discusses the vital importance of sleep, the different stages of sleep and the evolutionary process that has led to the sleeping patterns we have today.
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The speaker reminisces about her childhood ambition and her love for reading journals.
09:57 - 12:20 (02:22)
Summary
The speaker reminisces about her childhood ambition and her love for reading journals.
ChapterThe Vital Importance of Sleep
Episode#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Neuroscientist Matthew Walker discusses how his research into the connection between sleep disruption and dementia prompted him to investigate the fundamental question of why we sleep.
12:20 - 13:26 (01:06)
Summary
Neuroscientist Matthew Walker discusses how his research into the connection between sleep disruption and dementia prompted him to investigate the fundamental question of why we sleep.
ChapterThe Vital Importance of Sleep
Episode#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Humans are one of the few species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep despite it being an essential function for survival.
13:26 - 19:54 (06:27)
Summary
Humans are one of the few species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep despite it being an essential function for survival. The lack of sleep has a detrimental impact on the body because mother nature has never encountered the challenge of sleep deprivation in the course of evolution.
ChapterThe Vital Importance of Sleep
Episode#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Despite being awake, individual brain cells and clusters of brain cells can go into a sleep-like state.
19:54 - 21:59 (02:04)
Summary
Despite being awake, individual brain cells and clusters of brain cells can go into a sleep-like state. This podcast episode explores the different stages of sleep and their relationship to dreams.