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Matthew Walker

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Across 1 conversation, Matthew Walker ranges across drowsiness detection, consciousness, caffeine. Caffeine can reduce deep sleep by 10-30%, akin to aging the brain by 15 years. Sleep deprivation increases coronary artery calcification risk by 300% when sleep is under six hours.

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The CYP-P450 1A2 gene significantly influences caffeine clearance, explaining individual differences in caffeine sensitivity.
#210Matt Walker: Sleep
Micro sleeps, where individual brain cells sleep while the organism appears awake, are a critical focus for understanding sleep-related dangers.
#210Matt Walker: Sleep
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Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker
The Mind of the Mnemonicist
by A. R. Luria

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Harvard Study on Sleep and Heart Health
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