#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
Lex Fridman Podcast
Sleep: The Alchemist of the Mind
The brain inherently involves forgetting as part of its functionality, but sleep plays a crucial role in memory processes. It contributes to learning, maintaining, and memorizing by solidifying information, akin to setting it in amber. Moreover, sleep enhances cognitive abilities more than previously understood, as it intelligently integrates and cross-links memories, creating a refined web of associations. This complex processing during sleep underlines the importance of rest for optimal problem-solving and comprehension.
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