#654: Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep Continued — The Hidden Dangers of Melatonin, Tools for Insomnia, Enhancing Learning and Sleep Spindles, The Upsides of Sleep Divorce, How Sleep Impacts Sex (and Vice Versa), Adventures in Lucid Dreaming, The One Clock to Rule Them All, The IP Addresses of Your Memories, and More
This podcast episode explores diverse sleep-related topics, ranging from sleep divorce, melatonin's complex interaction with hormones and its potential adverse effects, to unconventional approaches like sleep restriction therapy and lucid dreaming. It also delves into the fascinating relationship between sleep, learning, and memory, emphasizing the role of sleep spindles in memory consolidation and the potential of memory replay techniques. Lastly, the episode explores the connection between time perception, dreaming, and the insular cortex, as well as the accessibility of dreams and the benefits of exercise on memory.
