Did you know you go on a journey every night after you close your eyes? Sleep scientist Matt Walker breaks down the difference between REM (Rapid-Eye Movement) and non-REM sleep, what occurs during each stage of sleep — and why it's important to get enough of both.
Sleeping with Science, a TED original series, uncovers the facts and secrets behind our nightly slumber. (Made possible with the support of Beautyrest)
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I’ve been researching this for long, thank you!
If you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late. – Henny Youngman
Time for a priority change
Watching this right after being woken up by a bad dream.
When did this dream occur?
*_I don’t need sleep, I need answers._*
Interesting
Thank you for sharing
I’ve been having such incredible vivid and allegorical dreams lately. The YouTube algorithm seems to have known that too.
“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.”
― Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep
“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
How many of them has a nightmare or falling like feeling and the next minute your awake..
Sleep helps control our metabolism and weight, promotes stable moods, helps prevent cardiovascular diseases, boosts our immune system/function, increases knowledge retention, and helps us with long and short-term memory. Sleep is also essential for brain functioning.❤
I just cant start to think how good of a sleep this guy must be getting each day!!
Just this morning I was complaining about how I was still feeling tired after sleeping all night!
Finally I be seen the face behind the excellent narrator of the script in Ted videos
When I take a nap, I always tell people “I need to go consolidate memories.”
TED is an awesome channel ❤
need a real expert to measure my sleep cycles to the dot and help me figure the best sleep plan out