What's the Relationship Between Bedtime and Sleep?

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Before the advent of electric lights, you went to sleep at sunset and got up with the sunrise. And so their sleep schedules were really, there was such a thing as segmented sleep. The more sleep deprived you are, the faster you go into deep sleep. It's almost like your brain says, well, i got to hold on to as much deep sleep as i can.

Dr. Judith Owens, the Director for the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital, joins Adam this week to discuss sleep deprivation and mortality, the circadian clock of cells, jet lag tips and more. Plus, Judith answers burning sleep questions from the Factually! crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.