Dr. Gina Poe: How to Get Better Sleep and Boost Your Learning, Memory and Energy

About this episode

<p>Are you getting the sleep you need? Do you wish you could improve your sleep, but you’re not sure how?</p><p> </p><p>Dr. Gina Poe is an accomplished researcher and trained neuroscientist with a PhD in basic sleep. Currently a professor at UCLA, Dr. Poe has been researching the functions of sleep for over 30 years and has authored nearly 200 publications on the topic.</p><p> </p><p>Today, Dr. Poe is here to answer your questions like, <i>Why do you sleep? What is your brain doing as you sleep? What is REM sleep? What are sleep cycles? What are circadian rhythms?</i></p><p> </p><p>And perhaps most importantly, you’ll get 5 research-backed recommendations from Dr. Poe on how anyone, including you, can not only improve their sleep but also get a “perfect” night’s sleep, as defined by a neuroscientist.</p><p> </p><p>In this conversation, Dr. Poe discusses topics such as:</p><p>What is the “perfect night's sleep”?</p><p>How long are you supposed to sleep every night?</p><p>What is a sleep cycle, and why should you care?</p><p>What is N1 sleep?</p><p>What is N2 sleep?</p><p>What is N3 sleep?</p><p>What is paradoxical sleep and how can you tell someone’s in that state?</p><p>What REM sleep really is and how often we must be in it.</p><p>The physiological and neurological difference between being awake and asleep.</p><p>What a neurotransmitter is and how it changes composition when asleep.</p><p>What the functions of our brain’s two hemispheres are.</p><p>How sleep cleans the brain.</p><p>The connection between sleep and neuroplasticity.</p><p>The link between sleep and brain health.</p><p>The scientific reason why they call it “falling” asleep.</p><p>How sleep directly affects longevity and vitality.</p><p>Why you don’t remember your dreams.</p><p>How sleep impacts how we learn during the day.</p><p>What happens to your body and brain when you close your eyes at night.</p><p>The one phase of sleep you cannot miss.</p><p>A neuroscientist's top 5 recommendations for better sleep.</p><p>What the purpose of vasodilation is.</p><p>Which hours of sleep are absolutely critical for memory processing.</p><p>How many hours of sleep you really need for optimal functioning.</p><p>Why a consistent bedtime is the start of the best sleep of your life.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Follow Dr. Poe:<br /> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/poe.gina" target="_blank">instagram.com/poe.gina </a></p><p>Webpage: <a href="https://bri.ucla.edu/people/gina-poe-ph-d/" target="_blank">bri.ucla.edu/people/gina-poe-ph-d/</a></p><p>Watch the episodes on YouTube: <a href="https://bit.ly/45OWCNr" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/45OWCNr</a></p><p>My book! ‘High 5 Habit’, here: <a href="https://a.co/d/g1DQ8Pt" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/g1DQ8Pt</a></p><p><br /> </p><p>Follow me:<br /> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://bit.ly/3QfG8bb" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3QfG8bb</a></p><p>The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram: <a href="https://bit.ly/49bg4GP" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/49bg4GP</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://bit.ly/46Mh0QB" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/46Mh0QB</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://bit.ly/46Kpw2v" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/46Kpw2v</a></p><p> </p><p>Sign up for my newsletter: <a href="https://bit.ly/46PVnPs" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/46PVnPs </a><br /> </p><p>Want more resources? Go to my podcast page at <a href="https://melrobbins.com/podcast" target="_blank">melrobbins.com/podcast</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/disclaimer" target="_blank">Disclaimer</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>