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The Role of REM
REM sleep plays a crucial role in solidifying emotional connections and filtering out irrelevant information. Sleep deprivation can lead to distorted perceptions and even hallucinations, highlighting the brain's need for this restorative phase. Emotional overreactions often stem from a lack of clarity, which REM sleep helps to establish.In this clip
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Understanding and Using Dreams to Learn and to Forget | Huberman Lab Podcast #5
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Why is REM sleep so important according to the episode Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity, Fasting, and Neuroplasticity | Lex Fridman Podcast #164 and the clip REM Sleep Insights?
Explain more about REM sleep and why it's important in the context of the episode Understanding and Using Dreams to Learn and to Forget | Huberman Lab Podcast #5 and the clip The Role of REM.