FrankyHollywoodin Hacker News • Recommends
On “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 link to this video
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Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
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- Recommended by 3 people, in Hacker News, across 3 different months.
- Presented by Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, as the video describes them
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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.
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Matthew Walker discusses how sleep impacts health, wellness, and lifespan, and how sleep deprivation relates to conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab discusses the latest discoveries about sleep and how it impacts our life, wellness, and lifespan. Get the book here: goo.gl/Xc4aFhWhy it's here
3 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an engaging and highly informative introduction to the science of sleep and the health consequences of sleep deprivation.
parskiin Hacker News • Recommends
On “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: link to this video
jmtsin Hacker News • Recommends
On “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 link to this video