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I have been reading up on sleep a bit, and this is the best article I have read on the topic: http://www.supermemo.com/articles/sleep.htm http://www.supermemo.
by prakash 19y ago
I have been reading up on sleep a bit, and this is the best article I have read on the topic:
http://www.supermemo.com/articles/sleep.htm http://www.supermemo.com/articles/sleep.htm
The other articles on supermemo are also very good.
- DaniFong 19y agoThank you for linking to that. I found it incredibly fascinating and it got my gears turning. The similarity between the mechanics of sleep, and the mechanics of the 'disconnected from inputs' model-building phase (which I call 'dreaming') of Restricted Boltzmann Machines* is astonishing. (see for example Geoffrey Hinton on http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=90154 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=90154).
- pchristensen 19y agoSome good points from that page: Myth: Since we feel rested after sleep, sleep must be for resting. Fact: Sleep is for optimizing the structure of memories. Myth: It is best to wake up with the sun. Fact: You should wake up at the time when your body decides it got enough of sleep. Myth: Sleeping little makes you more competitive. Fact: The only good formula for maximum long-term competitiveness is via maximum health and maximum creativity.
- scott_s 19y agoFrom what I've read, it may be true that "sleep is for optimizing the structure of memories," but we don't know enough yet to know for sure. Also, I see no reason why sleep can't be for both.
- xirium 19y agoI read that sleep has nine purposes. Burning long term memory was only one purpose.
- aaronblohowiak 19y agoYep, just ask the bodybuilders.