What is SleepNobel Conference 60 | Resources
Understanding the Nature of Sleep
Sleep: The Ultimate Brainwasher? An article from Science Magazine about how the brain clean itselves during sleep.
REM Sleep Is Magical. Here’s What the Experts Know An article from the New York Times about the dreaming, memory-making, problem-solving that happens during the REM sleep stage.
The Inescapable Drive to Sleep: Overlapping Mechanisms of Sleep and Sedation This article from Science outlines what drives us to sleep.
Circadian Rhythms, Disease and Chronotherapy An article co-authored by Nobel Conference speaker Amita Sehgal from the Journal of Biological Rhythms
Why Do We Sleep A TEDTalk by Russell Foster summarizing the basics of sleep.
Sleep is Your Superpower A TEDTalk by Matthew Walker outlining the importance of sleep.
Why Do We Dream A TEDTalk by Nobel Conference speaker Robert Stickgold about dreaming.
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream A Crash Course episode outlining the sleep process.
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker aims to provide the general public access to a broad collection of sleep research. This site by the Dr. Walker responds to questions raised regarding the content of the book.
Do All Animals Sleep?: An article by Jerome M. Siegel which helps readers understand which living things sleep, reach the REM stage, and which animals normally have more sleep deprivation.
How Do Animals Sleep?: This article by Eric Suni focuses more on how mammals and other animals sleep–he delves into different categories of sleep for animals, hibernation, and more.
Circadian Rhythm: An article by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences which outlines what a circadian rhythm is and does, and the effects of a disrupted circadian rhythm.
Melatonin: An article from the Cleveland Clinic explaining the “sleep hormone” melatonin, what it does, and how it affects a body’s circadian rhythm.
What is Sleep Architecture?: An article by VeryWellHealth lays out what sleep architecture is and describes the two main types of sleep–REM and NREM sleep.