Electric 'Ripples' in the Resting Brain Tag Memories for Storage

The Quanta Podcast

Quanta Magazine

Physics, Life Sciences, Science

4.7 • 640 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

New experiments reveal how the brain chooses which memories to save and add credence to advice about the importance of rest.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Quanta Science podcast.
0:08.0	Each episode, we bring you stories about developments in science and mathematics.
0:12.0	I'm Susan Vallett.
0:14.0	New experiments reveal how the brain tags which memories to save.
0:18.0	They add to evidence about the importance of getting sleep.
0:21.8	That's next.
0:26.5	It's season three of the joy of why, and I still have a lot of questions.
0:31.1	Like, what is this thing we call time?
0:33.6	Why does altruism exist?
0:35.2	And where is Jan 11?
0:37.0	I'm here. Astrophysicist and co-host. Ready for anything where is Jan 11? I'm here.
0:37.8	Astrophysicist and co-host.
0:39.4	Ready for anything.
0:40.5	That's right.
0:41.2	I'm bringing in the A team.
0:42.8	So brace yourselves.
0:44.2	Get ready to learn.
0:45.4	I'm Janelle Levin.
0:46.6	I'm Steve Strogatz.
0:47.9	And this is...
0:49.0	Quantum Magazine's podcast, The Joy of Why.
0:52.0	New episodes drop every other Thursday.
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