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Understanding Sleep and Awake States
Neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Andrew Huberman, explores the relationship between sleep and awake states and provides insights on how past behavior affects performance.
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Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the neuroscientific factors that affect sleep quality and waking states, emphasizing the importance of understanding the 90-minute sleep cycle and the ratio of deep sleep and REM sleep in each cycle.
00:00 - 10:59 (10:59)
Summary
Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the neuroscientific factors that affect sleep quality and waking states, emphasizing the importance of understanding the 90-minute sleep cycle and the ratio of deep sleep and REM sleep in each cycle. Although sleep quality can be affected by various factors, including temperature and wearables, a device recommended by friends called the pod cover by eight sleep can provide optimal temperature regulation and sleep tracking to improve sleep quality throughout the night.