2024-05-01
2 小时 15 分钟Welcome to the Huberman Lab guest series, where I and an expert guest discuss science and science based tools for everyday life.
I'm Andrew Huberman and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.
Today marks the fifth episode in our six episode series, all about sleep, with expert guest doctor Matthew Walker.
Today's episode focuses on the inextricable link between sleep and our mental health.
For instance, a specific stage of sleep called rapid eye movement, or REM sleep, is critical for removing the emotional content of our previous days memories and in doing so provides a sort of therapy within sleep that allows us to feel emotionally restored when we wake the next morning.
We discuss what happens when you are deprived of REM sleep to a small or greater degree, and we discuss how to improve the quality and quantity of your REM sleep in order to ensure mental health.
We also discuss science based protocols for reducing rumination and negative thoughts before sleep.
The information shared by Doctor Walker in today's episode is sure to be critical for anyone that is either struggling with mental health issues or who simply wants to bolster their overall mental health.
Before we begin, I'd like to emphasize that this podcast is separate from my teaching and research roles at Stanford.
It is, however, part of my desire and effort to bring zero cost to consumer information about science and science related tools to the general public.
In keeping with that theme, I'd like to thank the sponsors of today's podcast.
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