Jim KwikFounder, Kwik Brain · Brain Coach

How SLEEP affects your MEMORY | Jim Kwik

18 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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Jim Kwik explains how sleep converts short-term memories into long-term storage. During sleep, your brain's waste-clearance system removes protein plaques that can lead to Alzheimer's and dementia. If you're struggling with memory, evaluate your sleep quality first.

The reason why you want to prioritize sleep is because when you sleep, you consolidate short to long-term memory. If you have long-term memory challenges, check your sleep. If you have trouble sleeping and get a sleep study, you can contact your physician, your doctor, because you want to get that diagnosis so you can know how to treat it. When you sleep, the sewage system in your brain kicks in, and that's where you clean out plaque that could lead to brain aging challenges like Alzheimer's, dementia.