
Eti Ben Simon
@etoosh
Neuroscientist and Sleep Researcher | the Center for Human Sleep Science, UC Berkeley
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http://sleepingeti.com 17-07-2015 09:22:21
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Eti Ben Simon @Etoosh’s and I's realistic sleep superpower wishes? Insightful dreams providing solutions 💡 & eliminating sleep inertia for immediate morning clarity. 🌅 #DreamPower #SleepInertia themattwalkerpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1821163/episod…



🚨New paper alert🚨 w/Shoham Choshen-Hillel Anat Perry @anatperry.bsky.social Alex Gileles-Hillel Eti Ben Simon & Matt Walker In two studies we show that sleepless nights may turn out to be empathy-less mornings. 1/n sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Curious about beauty sleep, the science of naps, and tackling 3 AM wake-ups? 🛌✨ Dive into our latest episode where Matt Walker and Dr. Eti Ben Simon (Eti Ben Simon) unravel sleep mysteries and answer your questions. Tune in now and transform your night! 🎧 #SleepScience #ListenNow



🗣️🎙️ Eti Ben Simon highlights a crucial sleep debt study caveat: subjective perception of sleepiness is unreliable during sleep deprivation. We often lack metacognitive awareness of our impairment – analogous to alcohol intoxication's effect on judgment. Objective measures are key.

Why does time feel strange in dreams? 🤔 Eti Ben Simon and I explore this along with the cascade of effects when pulling an all-nighter, from stress hormone surges to metabolic shifts. Join us as we unravel your intriguing sleep questions! ⏰✨ #ScienceOfSleep #DreamTalk



Partner falls asleep instantly, you take hours? ⏳ While frustrating, rapid (<1 min) sleep onset isn't always ideal; it can signify chronic sleep debt. Eti Ben Simon stresses seeking help (like CBTI) for prolonged sleep onset difficulties. Is faster always better? ⏱️ #SleepOnset

Eti Ben Simon Dreams predicting the future?🔮 Compelling anecdotes meet statistical reality. The Law of Large Numbers + confirmation bias + subconscious pattern recognition explain most "precognitive" dreams. Eti Ben Simon: Your brain is pattern matching! Real prophecy? ✨ #DreamInterpretation

Unveiling REM's hidden power! 🛌 While known for dreams, REM sleep offers profound physical restoration benefits often unrecognised. It's indispensable not just for the mind, but crucially, for the body's numerous functions. #REMSleep #Physiology themattwalkerpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1821163/episod…


This is *extra*ordinary work by Jonathan Cedernaes, with marked societal implications. Science at its best! 👏

📵 Beyond physiological effects, the mere presence of a smartphone nearby significantly compromises sleep quality. As highlighted by Dr. Eti Ben Simon (Eti Ben Simon), anticipatory anxiety about morning notifications can diminish the quantity and depth of NREM sleep 📉.

Eti Ben Simon 👽 Fascinatingly, REM sleep paralysis experiences often parallel narratives of alleged alien abductions. Dr. Eti Ben Simon theorizes that muscle atonia’s primary evolutionary function might be restorative 💪, with dreaming subsequently co-opting this physiologic state.
