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#409 BITESIZE | This Type of Sleep Can Improve Mental Health | Professor Matthew Walker
Dec 8, 2023
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World-leading sleep researcher Professor Matthew Walker discusses the importance of sleep for mental and emotional health, including how sleep can rewire negative memories. He shares tips for better sleep and emphasizes the role of REM sleep in providing emotional first aid. Prioritizing sleep is crucial for better mental health.
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- REM sleep acts as overnight therapy, soothing the emotional component of difficult or traumatic experiences and enhancing overall mental health.
- Sleep plays a crucial role in processing memories and emotions, allowing for updates and modifications of memories during reconsolidation, promoting healing and emotional well-being.
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Sleep as Emotional First Aid and Essential Process
Sleep is not just important for physical health, but also for mental and emotional well-being. During sleep, the brain undergoes a dramatic overhaul and all major physiological systems are augmented. Memories are saved and shifted to long-term storage. Emotional networks of the brain are recalibrated, allowing for better decision-making and rationality. Some parts of the brain are even more active during sleep than when awake. Despite these benefits, many people view sleep as a waste of time due to a lack of understanding. REM sleep, in particular, acts as overnight therapy, taking difficult or traumatic experiences from the day and soothing the emotional component. Sleep provides emotional convalescence and allows for the depotensioning of emotions from memories, enhancing overall mental health.
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