Russell Foster, a circadian neuroscientist, highlights the importance of sleep, pointing out that if one lives to 90, they will have spent about 32 years sleeping. "What that 32 years is telling us is that sleep, at some level, is important, and yet for most of us, we don't give sleep a second thought," Foster remarks in his TED talk. Despite our reliance on sleep, we frequently neglect its essential role in our lives.
Vincent Walsh explains the distinct stages of sleep and their significance: "The first half of sleep, or the deep sleep stage, is crucial for consolidating explicit memories, while the later half, REM sleep, is vital for encoding procedural memories, influencing skills like walking and speaking. Notably, REM is integral for creative problem-solving and developing motor skills, highlighting different functions of sleep.
Collection
[
|
...
]