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Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Matthew Walker (@sleepdiplomat), professor of neuroscience at the University of California Berkeley and founder and director of the school’s Center for Human Sleep Science. Walker is the author of the New York Times and international bestseller Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, which was recently listed by Bill Gates as one of his top five books of the year. His TED Talk, “Sleep is Your Superpower,” has garnered more than 17 million views.
He has received numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health and is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. In , Walker was awarded the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Achievements. Walker’s research examines the impact of sleep on human health and disease. He has been featured on numerous television and radio outlets including 60 Minutes, Nat Geo TV, NOVA Science, NPR, and the BBC. He is also the host
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Matthew Walker
In this special programme for Radio 3’s Twilight Season, Michael Berkeley’s guest is the sleep forskare Professor Matthew Walker.
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Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. Check out his book "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" on Amazon.
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Intro
Sleeping in Foreign Environments
- One half of your brain won&#;t sleep as deeply as the other, when sleeping in a foreign environment, like a hotel room
- There are two types of sleep
- REM Sleep
- Non-REM Sleep (of which there are 4 stages, stages )
- In stages 3 and 4, that&#;s where a lot of body replenishment takes place
- These are the stages of sleep that one half of your brain will resist going into when you&#;re sleeping in a foreign environment
- In stages 3 and 4, that&#;s where a lot of body replenishment takes place
sleep and drugs
- Joe has noticed after he stopped smoking cannabis for a short period of time, he had very vivid dreams
- Cannabis is very good at blocking REM (dream sleep) &#; alcohol also blocks REM sleep.
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