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Dr. Matt Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep

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Slow Wave Sleep vs Restorative Sleep

Those that lack the early phase may have a deficiency in restorative effects on musculature and motor learning./nThe second half of the night tends to contain more emotional dreams and helps in processing the emotional load of the day./nThe outcome measure determines whether it is more beneficial to get the early or later phase of night sleep./nThe first part of the night, characterized by slow wave sleep, is restorative to the musculature and motor learning./nThe second half of the night is associated with more emotional dreams.

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