How to Consolidate Your Memory During Sleep

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Official recommendations on the number of hours one should sleep (based on age) do exist, but only about 35 percent of American adults meet the number. Lack of sleep not only affects one’s health, but also dramatically affects memory capability.

So how many hours do we need to acquire everyday for a better quality of life and clear mind?  Can we find methods to accomplish the function of sleep, but use minimum hours of our precious time everyday?

First Study to Record Memory Activity From Human Brain Directly

A newly published study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has made a major breakthrough in explaining how memory is reactivated during sleep.