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Every single night, you close your eyes and lose complete control of your body for six to eight hours. During that time, your brain does things you'd never approve of while awake — sorting memories, making decisions, and running processes so bizarre that researchers still can't explain half of them.
Your sleeping brain isn't resting. It's working. And some of what it's doing would disturb you. These are 25 disturbing things your brain does while you sleep.
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Music: Thinking Machines - TrackTribe
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Processing Traumatic Memories Without Your Consent
1:05 - Deciding What Memories to Delete
1:38 - Simulating Threats You'll Never Remember
2:08 - Cleaning Out Toxic Waste
2:49 - Creating False Memories
3:18 - Continuing to Listen
3:56 - Running Problem-Solving Algorithms
4:40 - Producing Extremely Realistic Hallucinations
5:16 - Making You Temporarily Blind
5:51 - Simulating Practice Sessions
6:26 - Triggering Sexual Arousal Automatically
7:00 - Activating Fear Centers Without Reason
7:26 - Paralyzing Your Entire Body
8:01 - Trapping You in Conscious Paralysis
8:43 - Releasing a Surge of Growth Hormone
9:22 - Lowering Your Body Temperature on a Schedule
10:00 - Suppressing Your Ability to Think Critically
10:43 - Talking Without Your Permission
11:29 - Creating Characters That Feel Autonomous
12:08 - Programming Your Own Wake-Up Call
13:45 - Dropping Your Vital Signs to Near-Death Levels
13:26 - Keeping Half of Itself Awake
14:05 - Making Time Disappear
14:35 - Rehearsing for Events That May Never Happen
15:12 - Operating as Something That Isn't You
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Every single night, you close your eyes and lose complete control of your body for six to eight hours. During that time, your brain does things you'd never approve of while awake — sorting memories, making decisions, and running processes so bizarre that researchers still can't explain half of them.
Your sleeping brain isn't resting. It's working. And some of what it's doing would disturb you. These are 25 disturbing things your brain does while you sleep.
Grab your copy of What The Facts now, available on Amazon! Click the link to explore over 500 fun and fascinating facts! 👉👉amazon.com/WHAT-FACTS-ARE-TALKING-ABOUT-ebook/dp/B0DFNR2KHT
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Music: Thinking Machines - TrackTribe
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Processing Traumatic Memories Without Your Consent
1:05 - Deciding What Memories to Delete
1:38 - Simulating Threats You'll Never Remember
2:08 - Cleaning Out Toxic Waste
2:49 - Creating False Memories
3:18 - Continuing to Listen
3:56 - Running Problem-Solving Algorithms
4:40 - Producing Extremely Realistic Hallucinations
5:16 - Making You Temporarily Blind
5:51 - Simulating Practice Sessions
6:26 - Triggering Sexual Arousal Automatically
7:00 - Activating Fear Centers Without Reason
7:26 - Paralyzing Your Entire Body
8:01 - Trapping You in Conscious Paralysis
8:43 - Releasing a Surge of Growth Hormone
9:22 - Lowering Your Body Temperature on a Schedule
10:00 - Suppressing Your Ability to Think Critically
10:43 - Talking Without Your Permission
11:29 - Creating Characters That Feel Autonomous
12:08 - Programming Your Own Wake-Up Call
13:45 - Dropping Your Vital Signs to Near-Death Levels
13:26 - Keeping Half of Itself Awake
14:05 - Making Time Disappear
14:35 - Rehearsing for Events That May Never Happen
15:12 - Operating as Something That Isn't You
🍿 WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS:
►25 Secrets of The Human Brain That Will Leave You Shocked: youtu.be/MTNi5yNkoSU?si=r2I7NddbiLAwbebn
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Mike
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