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    Summary of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep
    Summary of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep
    Summary of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep
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    Summary of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep

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    Get the Summary of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: With two appearances on CBS This Morning and Fresh Air's most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life-eating, drinking, and reproducing-the purpose of sleep remains more elusive.

    Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity

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    PublisherIRB Media
    Release dateFeb 6, 2021
    ISBN9781638153801
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      Matthew Walker’s

      Why We Sleep

      Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

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      Overview

      Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker explores the importance of sleep in human health and development. Many popular misconceptions have led people to undervalue healthy, consistent sleep, and societal pressures lead people to sleep too little. The price of overlooking this need is dire, but systemic changes that prioritize sleep can make people healthier and more productive.

      Sleep is a process shared across almost all types of life. Humans have three phases: light sleep, deep sleep, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Dreams occur in REM sleep, which is mostly present in land-dwelling mammals and is nowhere more frequent than in humans.

      Each phase has a unique purpose. Deep sleep organizes memories, solidifies new

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