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The Book The Sleep Solution or Why We Sleep touches on this. It also claims that REM sleep is a core part of this experience. The analogy that I found most usef
by _thisdot 2y ago
The Book The Sleep Solution or Why We Sleep touches on this. It also claims that REM sleep is a core part of this experience. The analogy that I found most useful is that REM sleep writes data from the cache to hard disk. In the process it cleanses that data reducing the emotional overload attached with it.
Say you just experienced grief. Dreaming about it is an essential in the process of getting over it.
REM sleep is inhibited when you use sleeping pills or alcohol.
- yas_hmaheshwari 2y agoI think writing part from cache to hard disk is part of NREM sleep cycle (from the book Why we sleep) REM is responsible for dreams, where it matches experiences from cache to long term storage IIRC
- bloopernova 2y ago> REM sleep is inhibited when you use sleeping pills or alcohol. In world war 2, some commanders found that a shot of brandy after a difficult action could help stave off "combat fatigue". It would be interesting if their solution actually helped by reducing traumatic memories forming. WW2 should be a poster child for getting enough sleep. There were multiple mistakes made by both sides due to leaders not having slept for days. Admiral Kurita might have pressed his advantage in the Battle off Samar, or Admiral Halsey might have avoided the 2 typhoons his task groups encountered. Of course, it's easy for me to sit here and type that without experiencing the overwhelming pressure of war.