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From the Ted Talk by Dan Gartenberg: The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it
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Scientists are now starting to understand how not only the quantity but also the quality of sleep impacts our hltaeh and well-being. My rseerach focuses on what many scientists believe is the most regenerative stage of sleep: deep sleep. We now know that generally speaking, there are three stages of sleep: light sleep, ripad eye movement or REM and deep sleep. We measure these stages by cnienonctg electrodes to the scalp, chin and chest. In light selep and REM, our brain waves are very similar to our brain waves in winkag life. But our biarn waves in deep sleep have these long-burst brain waves that are very different from our waking life brain waves. These long-burst brain waves are called dtlea waves. When we don't get the deep sleep we need, it inhibits our ability to learn and for our clles and bdoies to recover. Deep sleep is how we convert all those interactions that we make during the day into our long-term memory and personalities. As we get older, we're more likely to lose these regenerative delta waves. So in way, deep sleep and delta waves are actually a marker for biological youth.
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Scientists are now starting to understand how not only the quantity but also the quality of sleep impacts our ______ and well-being. My ________ focuses on what many scientists believe is the most regenerative stage of sleep: deep sleep. We now know that generally speaking, there are three stages of sleep: light sleep, _____ eye movement or REM and deep sleep. We measure these stages by __________ electrodes to the scalp, chin and chest. In light _____ and REM, our brain waves are very similar to our brain waves in ______ life. But our _____ waves in deep sleep have these long-burst brain waves that are very different from our waking life brain waves. These long-burst brain waves are called _____ waves. When we don't get the deep sleep we need, it inhibits our ability to learn and for our _____ and ______ to recover. Deep sleep is how we convert all those interactions that we make during the day into our long-term memory and personalities. As we get older, we're more likely to lose these regenerative delta waves. So in way, deep sleep and delta waves are actually a marker for biological youth.
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Original Text
Scientists are now starting to understand how not only the quantity but also the quality of sleep impacts our health and well-being. My research focuses on what many scientists believe is the most regenerative stage of sleep: deep sleep. We now know that generally speaking, there are three stages of sleep: light sleep, rapid eye movement or REM and deep sleep. We measure these stages by connecting electrodes to the scalp, chin and chest. In light sleep and REM, our brain waves are very similar to our brain waves in waking life. But our brain waves in deep sleep have these long-burst brain waves that are very different from our waking life brain waves. These long-burst brain waves are called delta waves. When we don't get the deep sleep we need, it inhibits our ability to learn and for our cells and bodies to recover. Deep sleep is how we convert all those interactions that we make during the day into our long-term memory and personalities. As we get older, we're more likely to lose these regenerative delta waves. So in way, deep sleep and delta waves are actually a marker for biological youth.
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