Comment by ineedaj0b
1 year 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.
It’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.
I 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
You 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.
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I 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.
It 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
Modafinil does exactly this.
Huh? It cleans the brain? Care to elaborate or provide a source?
It 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.
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meditation