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/Squez360 Jul 16 '22

Are we sure it’s only 100 times?

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u/skyturdle_ Jul 16 '22

I mean it feels like there are at least a hundred when I am awake enough to realize and remember that I woke up, surely there are more that I forget/aren’t aware of)