{"id":544,"date":"2010-11-15T09:26:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T09:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/intentchopra\/2010\/11\/weekly-health-tip-sleep-streng.html"},"modified":"2010-11-15T09:26:25","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T09:26:25","slug":"weekly-health-tip-sleep-streng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/intentchopra\/2010\/11\/weekly-health-tip-sleep-streng.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Health Tip: Sleep Strengthens Your Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.thevisualmd.com\/config\/imagerotator.swf\" height=\"310\" width=\"500\"   flashvars=\"config=http:\/\/www.thevisualmd.com\/config\/config_c.php?id_url=103211\" \/><strong>Brought to you by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepakchopra.com\" target=\"_hplink\">Deepak Chopra, MD,<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevisualmd.com\" target=\"_hplink\">Alexander Tsiaras, and TheVisualMD.com<\/a> <\/strong>These slumbering people are recharging their bodies, sweetly dreaming to prepare for a new day. But their brains are buzzing with activity. While we sleep, the part of the brain responsible for memory has a lot of work to do. Researchers have found that during the dreaming phase of sleep, your brain saves procedural memories&#8211; how to do the tango, or how to play chess. There is also evidence that during the deepest phase of sleep, your long-term memories are being processed and stored in your brain. The most dramatic evidence of sleep&#8217;s importance to memory is found in people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Part of their brain can actually shrink away! OSA sufferers are sleep-deprived because a structural defect temporarily blocks their breathing, causing them to wake frequently and gasp for air throughout the night. Their mammillary bodies&#8211;globe-like structures in the brain which play a role in long-term memory&#8211;get smaller. In addition to memory impairment, those who sleep too little are more likely to be overweight, irritable, less alert or depressed.Learn more about the benefits of a good night&#8217;s sleep:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevisualmd.com\/wellness4\" target=\"_hplink\">TheVisualMD.com: Make Sleep a Priority<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brought to you by Deepak Chopra, MD, Alexander Tsiaras, and TheVisualMD.com These slumbering people are recharging their bodies, sweetly dreaming to prepare for a new day. But their brains are buzzing with activity. While we sleep, the part of the brain responsible for memory has a lot of work to do. 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