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    Memory Loss and Sleep

    The importance of sleep in our lives is no secret. It affects everything that we do, how well our bodies function and how we feel. A good night’s sleep is an important time for your body to rest and recharge. It can also be important for your brain’s ability to learn and recall information.

    A restful sleep is an important time for your brain. While you sleep, your brain is busy. It uses this time to process information and form memories. If you do not get enough sleep, your brain has a hard time recalling information.

    How Sleep Supports Your Memories

    It is believed that sleep affects your memories and ability to learn in two ways:

    • Focus

      Some of them are based on facts. These types of memories would include recalling certain significant dates from history or state capitals.

    • Episodic

      Another type of memory is episodic. These memories are based on events you experience throughout your life. These could include things like the birth of a child.

    • Instructional or procedural

      The last type is considered instructional or procedural, which allows you to remember how to do something that you already learned.

    How Memories are Formed

    For something to become of memory, these functions need to happen:

    • Acquisition

      Some of them are based on facts. These types of memories would include recalling certain significaThis is the process of experiencing or learning something new.nt dates from history or state capitals.

    • Consolidation

      The memory next becomes stable in the brain.

    • Recall

      Recalling is being able to access this memory in the future.

    Acquisition and recall take place when you’re awake, but it is believed that to consolidate a memory, you need sleep. If you do not get enough sleep, your brain will have a more difficult time absorbing and remembering new information. Sleep helps to sharpen your mind.

    If you are concerned with memory loss or think you may have a sleep disorder, it is important to get evaluated to get the proper course of treatment. Set up a Sleep Consultation today.

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