Neuroscientist and Sleep Researcher | the Center for Human Sleep Science, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Joined July 2015
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What is the science behind sleep talking (somniloquy)?
@etoosh joins our latest AMA to explore this common parasomnia, the nuanced data on CBD/CBN for sleep, and the persistent sleep disruption linked to long COVID.
What does this reveal about the complexity of our sleep?
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How can you enhance your REM sleep?
We explore the full toolkit for boosting dream sleep—from pharmacological aids and neurotechnology to behavioral strategies and crucial lifestyle factors like diet and light exposure.
Which part of this integrated approach could you focus on?
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Does where you live dictate how you sleep?
In our new AMA, Dr. @etoosh and I discuss how latitude and extreme daylight disrupt circadian rhythms, and why your personal chronotype is more important than sleeping before midnight.
How do you manage your light exposure?
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Falling asleep during passive activities like watching TV 📺 is a key sign of sleep debt. As @etoosh explains, boredom doesn't cause sleepiness - it unmasks an underlying lack of sleep. 😴#SleepDebt #Boredom
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Is your snooze button truly your friend?
Dr. Eti Ben Simon (@etoosh) joins our latest AMA to answer your questions on snoozing, sleep fragmentation, and the pseudoscience of grounding sheets.
How can you improve your wake-up routine?
#SleepScience #Podcast
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Fresh results in bioRxiv! We know about the function of NREM sleep for overnight memory consolidation. But what about REM sleep?
In aging, slow delta waves can intrude phasic REM periods, and this, is associated with worse overnight consolidation (1/5) doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.18.6…
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📣 We’re recruiting 1-2 postdocs to the incredible WBHI team to lead projects mapping brain & behav’l changes across major endocrine transitions—from adolesc to pregnancy to menopause. Expertise in MRI & human subjects necc. Please reach out to [email protected] 🌊
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We’re hiring!! 🥳fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in human cognitive neuroscience @MPICybernetics.
M/EEG and pioneering brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations. Come join us!
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@TimingForum @TueNeuroCampus
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A very large new study 88,461 people tracked for 6.8 years with objective data (not self-reports). Result? Sleep dysfunction linked to 172 diseases across every body system. Your sleep schedule isn't just about feeling tired—it's like the master conductor of your biological orchestra. 📷
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Mouth taping has gone viral—7M+ views and 1 in 10 adults in the US have tried it. But scientific evidence is scant, and for some, risk outweighs benefit. We explore the facts and dangers in the latest episode. #SleepScience #MouthTaping
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Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but now, research suggests that children get more sleep over a 24-hour period if they had a daytime snooze. newscientist.com/article/248…
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Matt and Dr. Eti Ben Simon (@etoosh) reveal the impact of cannabis on your sleep! 🌿While THC may initially aid sleep onset, chronic use fragments sleep and disrupts your circadian rhythm. It is a neurological double-edged sword. ⚔️😴 Is the short-term gain worth the long-term disruption? #Cannabis #SleepScience
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Interested in getting better sleep quality?
No better resource than Prof Matthew Walker
@sleepdiplomat
Our conversation
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w/transcript; open-access
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Pregnancy alters sleep through dynamic endocrine changes, anatomical shifts, and HCG-induced nocturia. These biological factors fragment sleep and impair its restorative capacity—like trying to charge a battery that’s repeatedly unplugged. 🤰#PregnancySleep #MaternalWellness
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What single intervention can recalibrate your circadian timing system? ⏰ @AricPrather emphasizes anchoring wake time across all days, including weekends. This consistent sleep termination synchronizes your suprachiasmatic nucleus while simultaneously initiating adenosine accumulation—like inflating a sleep pressure balloon from the precise moment of awakening 🎈 #SleepScience #CircadianRhythm
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Night Owl Sleep: Chronotype Mismatch & Sleep Onset Insomnia w/@equinoxhotels
#NightOwlSleep #Chronotype #SleepInsomnia #SleepScience #SleepTips #CircadianRhythm #DeepSleep #SleepSchedule #HealthySleep #SleepHygiene
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👽 Fascinatingly, REM sleep paralysis experiences often parallel narratives of alleged alien abductions. Dr. Eti Ben Simon theorizes that muscle atonia’s primary evolutionary function might be restorative 💪, with dreaming subsequently co-opting this physiologic state. #Neuroscience #SleepPhenomena
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📵 Beyond physiological effects, the mere presence of a smartphone nearby significantly compromises sleep quality. As highlighted by Dr. Eti Ben Simon (@etoosh), anticipatory anxiety about morning notifications can diminish the quantity and depth of NREM sleep 📉. #DigitalWellness #DeepSleep
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This is *extra*ordinary work by @JCedernaes, with marked societal implications. Science at its best! 👏
🧵(1/7) Proud that our new study is finally out after years of work! 🎉
Did you know even short-term #sleep loss 💤 can result in a molecular fingerprint linked to increased future #cardiovascular disease risk? 🫀 ❤️🩹 biomarkerres.biomedcentral.c…
Also timing & #exercise 🏃♂️ matter ->
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Night terrors: a challenging & misunderstood sleep phenomenon 😟. Unlike nightmares, these intense episodes disrupt sleep, occurring between wakefulness & deep slumber 🛌. What are your experiences? #NightTerrors #SleepScience
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