Charan Ranganath

Absolutely, because it's an investment, because you're depriving your brain of all this information processing that can happen in your sleep. And I do believe that it's controversial, but I do believe in the idea that sometimes you can wake up and through that memory processing actually have the ability to solve a problem that you couldn't do before you went to sleep.

Absolutely, because it's an investment, because you're depriving your brain of all this information processing that can happen in your sleep. And I do believe that it's controversial, but I do believe in the idea that sometimes you can wake up and through that memory processing actually have the ability to solve a problem that you couldn't do before you went to sleep.

Absolutely, because it's an investment, because you're depriving your brain of all this information processing that can happen in your sleep. And I do believe that it's controversial, but I do believe in the idea that sometimes you can wake up and through that memory processing actually have the ability to solve a problem that you couldn't do before you went to sleep.

I mean, the other part of sleep I think that's very important is when we're sleep deprived, it's just terrible for memory. all the circuitry that's important for memory does not function as well, and memory performance really declines.

I mean, the other part of sleep I think that's very important is when we're sleep deprived, it's just terrible for memory. all the circuitry that's important for memory does not function as well, and memory performance really declines.

I mean, the other part of sleep I think that's very important is when we're sleep deprived, it's just terrible for memory. all the circuitry that's important for memory does not function as well, and memory performance really declines.

No, not at all. Not at all. No, I wake up in the middle of the night and I'm still trying to figure out exactly why.

No, not at all. Not at all. No, I wake up in the middle of the night and I'm still trying to figure out exactly why.

No, not at all. Not at all. No, I wake up in the middle of the night and I'm still trying to figure out exactly why.

Oh, my God. I still am working on this. I've had so many gaffes with people for so long, and I'm just terrible at this. The only thing that I have going for me is that people can just tell within an instant that I'm absent-minded. And especially once I tell people I study memory, that gets me off the hook because – You tend to study what you're not good at, right? So they call it me-search.

Oh, my God. I still am working on this. I've had so many gaffes with people for so long, and I'm just terrible at this. The only thing that I have going for me is that people can just tell within an instant that I'm absent-minded. And especially once I tell people I study memory, that gets me off the hook because – You tend to study what you're not good at, right? So they call it me-search.

Oh, my God. I still am working on this. I've had so many gaffes with people for so long, and I'm just terrible at this. The only thing that I have going for me is that people can just tell within an instant that I'm absent-minded. And especially once I tell people I study memory, that gets me off the hook because – You tend to study what you're not good at, right? So they call it me-search.

So I think there's kind of a general idea that you study the things you're not good at, which is why I'm always a little suspicious of the social psychologists.

So I think there's kind of a general idea that you study the things you're not good at, which is why I'm always a little suspicious of the social psychologists.

So I think there's kind of a general idea that you study the things you're not good at, which is why I'm always a little suspicious of the social psychologists.

Thank you. This has been fantastic.

Thank you. This has been fantastic.

Thank you. This has been fantastic.

Well, memory is probably not important for the reason people think it is, right? So we always think, well, memory is important when we can't remember. We get frustrated about it. We say, oh, why can't I remember this person's name? Why can't I remember the name of that guy who was in that thing?

Well, memory is probably not important for the reason people think it is, right? So we always think, well, memory is important when we can't remember. We get frustrated about it. We say, oh, why can't I remember this person's name? Why can't I remember the name of that guy who was in that thing?