Name: The benefits of a good night's sleep
Uploaded: 2017-09-07T20:36:23Z
Duration: 5 min 29 s
Description: It's 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You've been studying for days, but you still don't feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works.

It's 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You've been studying for days, but you still don't feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works. 

Shai Marcu: The benefits of a good night's sleep

The benefits of a good night's sleep

Sleep's critical role in memory involves a complex brain network, essential for converting short-term to long-term memories.

Optimal learning strategy: Sleep 3 hours post-study and 1 hour after practice, enhancing both declarative and procedural memory.

Sleep not only revitalizes the body but is crucial for cognitive functions, transforming short-term into long-term memory.