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How Do We Fall Asleep?

2020/2/14
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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This chapter explores the fundamental question of why humans need sleep, drawing from questions posed by children and insights from Dr. Lisa Meltzer, a pediatric sleep psychologist.

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Why do people need to sleep? How do we actually go to sleep? How does sleeping get rid of toxins in the brain? And how come when it's nighttime I don't want to go to sleep but when it's morning I don't want to wake up? Those questions and more, all about sleep. We're highlighting an episode from 2018 with pediatric sleep psychologist Dr. Lisa Meltzer. And stay tuned; our next episode is all about dreams!

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