
#142 - How Memory Affects Sleep
Jul 6, 2026 - 29:02
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Matt reviews Danish neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard's 2013 discovery: during sleep, glial cells shrink, allowing cerebrospinal fluid to flush brain toxins like beta-amyloid and tau protein. This "private sanitation...
#128 - Sleep Position is an episode from The Matt Walker Podcast by Dr. Matt Walker. Matt reviews Danish neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard's 2013 discovery: during sleep, glial cells shrink, allowing cerebrospinal fluid to flush brain t...
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Published Mar 16, 2026, 21:32 long, audio available.