Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google

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Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker presents the science of sleep and dreams and how sleep affects health and lifespan, based on his book Why We Sleep.

HN suggests it as an easy alternative to the book for people who want Walker's sleep findings.

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@FrankyHollywood2018 · in “The brain may clean out Alzheimer’s plaques during sleep”

His Google talk is also very interesting, a lot of other effects besides Alzheimer's are related to sleep deprivation [VIDEO]

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@parski2018 · in “Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?”

On the subject of Why We Sleep: I'm not sure how well it corresponds to the book, but Matthew Walker also has a Google Talks talk on the same subject that I recommend watching if you're not a book person: [VIDEO]

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@jmts2019 · in “Deep Sleep May Help the Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins”

Matthew Walker wrote that book [1]. He also has a few talks on YouTube worth checking out. From memory [2] was an informative one for me. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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