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We need to figure out what activity or thought creates waves most similar to the cleaning function. Maybe it’s dreaming? Dreaming by my experience is tedious a
by ineedaj0b 3y ago
We need to figure out what activity or thought creates waves most similar to the cleaning function.
Maybe it’s dreaming? Dreaming by my experience is tedious and not restful… I have 4-6 dreams every night and never feel like I’m truly asleep.
Shouldn’t be hard to figure out with an EKG and a decent graph to see what your aiming for.
- pjerem 3y agoIt’s not dreaming that is tedious. My understanding is that the brain always dream but that you only remember your dreams if you wake up during them. So, remembering 4-6 dreams would mean that you wake up (probably unconsciously) multiple times per night. It’s probably what is tiring rather than the dream itself. Disclaimer : I have no source and I may be wrong. It’s my understanding.
- ineedaj0b 3y agoI don’t feel physically tired in the mornings. I ran in high school 8-10 miles a day and would collapse, waking up dream free. Now I wake up refreshed but I’m sick of watching the same rehashed combinations of dreams. I can do lucid dreaming, but I’d just rather not dream at all
- deprecative 3y agoYou always dream. That's the thing. Unless something is seriously wrong you dream every night. You might not want to remember them but you'll dream all the same.
- ineedaj0b 3y agoMight be a symptom of my good memory? Shame. I like the memory but not the dreams
- dbtc 3y agomeditation
- bloqs 3y agoModafinil does exactly this.
- smolder 3y agoHuh? It cleans the brain? Care to elaborate or provide a source?
- ineedaj0b 3y agoIt certainly keeps you alert. Removes the ‘sleepy/tired’ feeling. But it might not clean the brain. It might change the comfort level of ‘clean’ you brain finds acceptable before commanding the janitor out of his closet.
- smolder 3y agoI suspect quite the opposite: modafanil is going to interrupt your sleep such that your body doesn't dispose of waste from the brain as well.
- drowsspa 3y agoI almost never remember my dreams. When I do, it means I had a really bad night's sleep and I don't feel rested. 4 to 6 dreams every night sounds exhausting. You should probably check it out with a doctor, it seems you're subconsciously waking up too often during the night.
- pedalpete 3y agoIt is not dreaming. The "waves" don't exist in the brain - which is why I'm surprised this title survived publication. The wave is the electrical activity we measure as a result of the synchronous firing of neurons which is the hallmark of deep sleep. The slow-wave is linked to the glymphatic flush. We can't create slow-waves, however, we can increase their power (more synchronous firing). This is known science, and we've been working to commercialize it for the last 4 years. Getting close. https://affectablesleep.com https://affectablesleep.com