Dr. Matthew Walker

And the reason they were doing that is they were trying to mimic the super slow brainwave frequencies that go up and down maybe just once every second, maybe once every two seconds, ultra slow brain. They were trying to mimic that. And sure enough, by rocking you at this gentle frequency,

it increased the amount of those deep sleep brainwaves and these additional bursts of brainwaves that ride on top of them like surfers on a wave called sleep spindles. And the combination of those two we know are important to hit the save button on new memories for what we call memory consolidation. And sure enough, after the sleep on the rocking mattress...

it increased the amount of those deep sleep brainwaves and these additional bursts of brainwaves that ride on top of them like surfers on a wave called sleep spindles. And the combination of those two we know are important to hit the save button on new memories for what we call memory consolidation. And sure enough, after the sleep on the rocking mattress...

it increased the amount of those deep sleep brainwaves and these additional bursts of brainwaves that ride on top of them like surfers on a wave called sleep spindles. And the combination of those two we know are important to hit the save button on new memories for what we call memory consolidation. And sure enough, after the sleep on the rocking mattress...

it ended up boosting the amount of memory by about 20%. And some of their replication studies by about 10%. You think 10%. But if I were to say to one of my students, you know, okay, look, you got, you know, 65% on your exam. Do you want an extra 10%? Oh my goodness, that's a great point. You know, so it's not a trivial amount.

it ended up boosting the amount of memory by about 20%. And some of their replication studies by about 10%. You think 10%. But if I were to say to one of my students, you know, okay, look, you got, you know, 65% on your exam. Do you want an extra 10%? Oh my goodness, that's a great point. You know, so it's not a trivial amount.

it ended up boosting the amount of memory by about 20%. And some of their replication studies by about 10%. You think 10%. But if I were to say to one of my students, you know, okay, look, you got, you know, 65% on your exam. Do you want an extra 10%? Oh my goodness, that's a great point. You know, so it's not a trivial amount.

So I think this, and then they've done these really great studies in fruit flies. where they started to just vibrate the surface and these fruit flies just conked out. And there's something about the kinesthetic motion. And then what they did was really clever. You could say, well, is it something to do with the tactile sensation of feeling like you're moving

So I think this, and then they've done these really great studies in fruit flies. where they started to just vibrate the surface and these fruit flies just conked out. And there's something about the kinesthetic motion. And then what they did was really clever. You could say, well, is it something to do with the tactile sensation of feeling like you're moving

So I think this, and then they've done these really great studies in fruit flies. where they started to just vibrate the surface and these fruit flies just conked out. And there's something about the kinesthetic motion. And then what they did was really clever. You could say, well, is it something to do with the tactile sensation of feeling like you're moving

Or is it really what we call the vestibular system, the sensation of movement? So in these fruit flies, they were able to inactivate the vestibular mechanism in the fruit flies. So the fruit flies could no longer sense movement and they vibrated them

Or is it really what we call the vestibular system, the sensation of movement? So in these fruit flies, they were able to inactivate the vestibular mechanism in the fruit flies. So the fruit flies could no longer sense movement and they vibrated them

Or is it really what we call the vestibular system, the sensation of movement? So in these fruit flies, they were able to inactivate the vestibular mechanism in the fruit flies. So the fruit flies could no longer sense movement and they vibrated them

and they just stayed awake so it absolutely is something to do with the vestibular system that is assisting with sleep so i think that's a fascinating area that you know these new mattress companies You know, there are a couple of them. Bright, B-R-Y-T-E is doing this. Eight Sleep has, you know, the ability to now, you know, it will vibrate. You can tap on the side of the bed and it will vibrate.

and they just stayed awake so it absolutely is something to do with the vestibular system that is assisting with sleep so i think that's a fascinating area that you know these new mattress companies You know, there are a couple of them. Bright, B-R-Y-T-E is doing this. Eight Sleep has, you know, the ability to now, you know, it will vibrate. You can tap on the side of the bed and it will vibrate.

and they just stayed awake so it absolutely is something to do with the vestibular system that is assisting with sleep so i think that's a fascinating area that you know these new mattress companies You know, there are a couple of them. Bright, B-R-Y-T-E is doing this. Eight Sleep has, you know, the ability to now, you know, it will vibrate. You can tap on the side of the bed and it will vibrate.

You know, what if, and take, by the way, I think Eight Sleep is a fantastic product. I was using it for years beforehand. Now, together with myself, Andrew Huberman and Petra Thier, we joined the advisory board. So again, full disclaimer, take what I say with a grain of salt, just like I speak about Oura Ring because I'm an advisor there too. I would say though that,

You know, what if, and take, by the way, I think Eight Sleep is a fantastic product. I was using it for years beforehand. Now, together with myself, Andrew Huberman and Petra Thier, we joined the advisory board. So again, full disclaimer, take what I say with a grain of salt, just like I speak about Oura Ring because I'm an advisor there too. I would say though that,

You know, what if, and take, by the way, I think Eight Sleep is a fantastic product. I was using it for years beforehand. Now, together with myself, Andrew Huberman and Petra Thier, we joined the advisory board. So again, full disclaimer, take what I say with a grain of salt, just like I speak about Oura Ring because I'm an advisor there too. I would say though that,

these mattresses may now be able to create some kind of ripple approach. And so we're starting to play with this technology in the lab where we're trying to do just lateral ripples to see if we can actually manipulate you. I was at a conference at what's called the section of the advanced sort of science agency here, DARPA, which is part of the defense agency.