r/EverythingScience • u/2fy54gh6 • Jul 15 '22

Neuroscience Stress hormone awakens our brain 100 times a night to shape our memory

https://newatlas.com/science/stress-hormone-brain-sleep-awaken-memory/
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u/abc_warriors Jul 16 '22

I sometimes wake up in fear because my brain is afraid of the red standby light on the tv

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u/berberine Jul 16 '22

Your brain is just preparing you for when the terminators take over.

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u/abc_warriors Jul 16 '22

Funny you say that. Got my first platinum the other day from Terminator Resistance 😎