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Sara C. Mednick

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Professor Sara C. Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and author of The Hidden Power of the Downstate (Hachette Go!, pub date: April, 2022) and Take a Nap! Change Your Life. (Workman). She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and the autonomic nervous system. Dr. Mednick’s seven-bedroom sleep lab works literally around-the-clock to discover methods for boosting cognition by napping, stimulating the brain with electricity, sound and light, and pharmacology. Her lab also investigates how the menstrual cycle and aging affect the brain. Her science has been continuously federally funded (National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, DARPA).Dr. Mednick was awarded the Office Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2015. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by all major media outlets. She received a BA from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, in Drama/Dance. After college, her experience working in the psychiatry department at Bellevue Hospital in New York, inspired her to study the brain and how to make humans smarter through better sleep. She received a PhD in Psychology from Harvard University, and then completed a postdoc at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and UC San Diego. She resides in San Diego, CA.Please enjoy my conversation with Sara Mednick.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858435/advertisement

Professor Sara C. Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and author of The Hidden Power of the Downstate (Hachette Go!, pub date: April, 2022) and Take a Nap! Change Your Life. (Workman). She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and the autonomic nervous system. Dr. Mednick’s seven-bedroom sleep lab works literally around-the-clock to discover methods for boosting cognition by napping, stimulating the brain with electricity, sound and light, and pharmacology. Her lab also investigates how the menstrual cycle and aging affect the brain. Her science has been continuously federally funded (National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, DARPA). Dr. Mednick was awarded the Office Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2015. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by all major media outlets. She received a BA from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, in Drama/Dance. After college, her experience working in the psychiatry department at Bellevue Hospital in New York, inspired her to study the brain and how to make humans smarter through better sleep. She received a PhD in Psychology from Harvard University, and then completed a postdoc at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and UC San Diego. She resides in San Diego, CA. Please enjoy my conversation with Sara Mednick. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858435/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858435/advertisement</a>

NLS 125: How To Sleep Less & Get More Done With Sara C. Mednick

Professor Sara C. Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and author of The Power of the Downstate and Take a Nap! Change Your Life. Dr. Mednick was awarded the Office Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2015. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by all major media outlets. She resides in San Diego, CA.  Topics covered in this episode: Napping  Brain and Body Connection in Sleep Upstate and Downstate Rhythms Autonomic Nervous System Rhythm and Nature Timing in Medicine Health Consequences of the Upstate  Restorative Practices Yoga and Breathing Good and Bad Resonance Patient Oriented Resonance Eating Habits Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 164 | You’re Breathing Wrong | Karese Laguerre Happy Juice is back! You can select between a watermelon and grape flavor of Edge with many more options! Helps to boost mood and motivation, provides overall help for your second brain and gives you the fuel you need for a highly productive day.  Head over to www.lindseyelmore.com/amare and save $10 off of your first order! If you have been struggling with immune system functioning gastrointestinal issues something as bad as celiac disease Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, if you just have the skin flare ups of acne and eczema, allergies, hay fever, maybe even just brain fog, you may be feeling the effects of a microbiome dysbiosis.  We disrupt our microbiomes by lacking nutrients and fiber in your diet, lack of exercise, not getting enough sleep, having too much anxiety, do use many medications and antibiotics, having a long time spent indoors in contact with man-made material can also turn into a disruption in our microbiome. Genetic factors as well as over exposure to toxic household cleaning products, agricultural pesticides and herbicides and cosmetic products not designed with your microbiome in mind can lead to all manner of symptoms.  That’s why I decided to host the Engineering the Microbiome Summit from September 26 until October 2. You can tune in live and for free to the Engineering your Microbiome summit where I have interviews with more than 40 industry experts: physicians, nurses, chiropractors, nutritionists, all that help us to engineer healthy microbiome that can prevent and reverse both physical and mental illness  Head to www.lindseyelmore.com/microbiome to save the date and get signed up for the Engineering your Microbiome summit to sign up today! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

Professor Sara C. Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and author of The Power of the Downstate and Take a Nap! Change Your Life. Dr. Mednick was awarded the Office Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2015. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by all major media outlets. She resides in San Diego, CA. Topics covered in this episode: Napping Brain and Body Connection in Sleep Upstate and Downstate Rhythms Autonomic Nervous System Rhythm and Nature Timing in Medicine Health Consequences of the Upstate Restorative Practices Yoga and Breathing Good and Bad Resonance Patient Oriented Resonance Eating Habits Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 164 | You’re Breathing Wrong | Karese Laguerre Happy Juice is back! You can select between a watermelon and grape flavor of Edge with many more options! Helps to boost mood and motivation, provides overall help for your second brain and gives you the fuel you need for a highly productive day. Head over to <a href="http://www.lindseyelmore.com/amare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lindseyelmore.com/amare</a> and save $10 off of your first order! If you have been struggling with immune system functioning gastrointestinal issues something as bad as celiac disease Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, if you just have the skin flare ups of acne and eczema, allergies, hay fever, maybe even just brain fog, you may be feeling the effects of a microbiome dysbiosis. We disrupt our microbiomes by lacking nutrients and fiber in your diet, lack of exercise, not getting enough sleep, having too much anxiety, do use many medications and antibiotics, having a long time spent indoors in contact with man-made material can also turn into a disruption in our microbiome. Genetic factors as well as over exposure to toxic household cleaning products, agricultural pesticides and herbicides and cosmetic products not designed with your microbiome in mind can lead to all manner of symptoms. That’s why I decided to host the Engineering the Microbiome Summit from September 26 until October 2. You can tune in live and for free to the Engineering your Microbiome summit where I have interviews with more than 40 industry experts: physicians, nurses, chiropractors, nutritionists, all that help us to engineer healthy microbiome that can prevent and reverse both physical and mental illness Head to <a href="http://www.lindseyelmore.com/microbiome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lindseyelmore.com/microbiome</a> to save the date and get signed up for the Engineering your Microbiome summit to sign up today! We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at <a href="http://www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast</a>.

The Power Of The Downstate | Sara C. Mednick

When was the last time you felt truly at peace? Relaxed, physically and emotionally at ease? How can you downregulate your mind and body and reclaim control over everything from your current state of mind to your sleep, risk of illness and even how fast or slow you age? What if you had so much more control over these than you imagined, no matter what seemingly breathless circumstance swirls around you? Turns out, we do, and it’s all about understanding our nervous system and how to actively bring ourselves into what my guest today, Professor Sara Mednick, calls the downstate. Sara is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and author of the powerful new book, The Power of the Downstate: Recharge Your Life Using Your Body's Own Restorative Systems. She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and the autonomic nervous system. In fact, her seven-bedroom sleep lab works literally around the clock to discover methods for boosting cognition by napping, stimulating the brain with electricity, sound and light, and pharmacology. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by major media outlets, in no small part because of their importance and practical application in helping us feel better, and live healthier, more vibrant lives.You can find Sara at: Website | TwitterIf you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversations we had with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor about understanding your brain to live a better life.Check out our offerings &amp; partners: My New Book SparkedMy New Podcast SPARKEDPeloton: Peloton uses technology and design to connect the world through fitness, empowering people to be the best version of themselves anywhere, anytime. Visit onepeloton.com to learn more.Indeed: Connect with your talent audience so you can make more quality hires faster. Post your job, interview candidates, and make offers all on Indeed. Get started right now with a FREE $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at  Indeed.com/GOODLIFE. Offer valid through April 30th. Terms and conditions apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When was the last time you felt truly at peace? Relaxed, physically and emotionally at ease? How can you downregulate your mind and body and reclaim control over everything from your current state of mind to your sleep, risk of illness and even how fast or slow you age? What if you had so much more control over these than you imagined, no matter what seemingly breathless circumstance swirls around you? Turns out, we do, and it’s all about understanding our nervous system and how to actively bring ourselves into what my guest today, Professor Sara Mednick, calls the downstate. Sara is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and author of the powerful new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/36e8QGG" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Power of the Downstate: Recharge Your Life Using Your Body's Own Restorative Systems</a>. She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and the autonomic nervous system. In fact, her seven-bedroom sleep lab works literally around the clock to discover methods for boosting cognition by napping, stimulating the brain with electricity, sound and light, and pharmacology. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by major media outlets, in no small part because of their importance and practical application in helping us feel better, and live healthier, more vibrant lives.You can find Sara at: <a href="https://www.saramednick.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Sara_Mednick" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversations we had with <a href="https://pod.link/goodlife/episode/e7376c9d89f7e9a9d63999f2a45c7900" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor</a> about understanding your brain to live a better life.Check out our offerings &amp; partners: <ul><li>My New Book <a href="https://sparketype.com/book/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sparked</a></li><li>My New Podcast <a href="https://pod.link/1610198312" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SPARKED</a></li><li>Peloton: Peloton uses technology and design to connect the world through fitness, empowering people to be the best version of themselves anywhere, anytime. Visit <a href="http://onepeloton.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">onepeloton.com</a> to learn more.</li><li>Indeed: Connect with your talent audience so you can make more quality hires faster. Post your job, interview candidates, and make offers all on Indeed. Get started right now with a FREE $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="http://Indeed.com/GOODLIFE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Indeed.com/GOODLIFE</a>. Offer valid through April 30th. Terms and conditions apply.</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sara C. Mednick, PhD | How to Activate Your “Ease” Button

﻿ Imagine if corporations could place adverts for their products inside your dreams. It may sound like far-fetched science fiction, but amazingly, science and technology has reached the point where this possibility may be around the corner. Earlier this year, the beer company Molson-Coors tried an experiment based on cutting edge research known as ‘targeted dream activation’. Amazingly participants reported dreaming more of Coors beer after consuming audio and video content specifically designed to ‘induce’ images of beer into the participant’s dreams. Concerned about the possibilities of dreams becoming the playground for unscrupulous marketers, or even as a means of societal manipulation, a group of sleep and dream researchers recently published an open letter, describing the ethical issues at stake, if we longer have sovereign control of our own dreams. This episode’s guest:  Dr Sara C. Mednick is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine and author of the book, Take a Nap! Change your life. . She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and cognition. Dr. Mednick’s seven-bedroom sleep lab at UCI works literally around-the-clock to discover methods for boosting cognition through a range of different interventions including napping, brain stimulation with electricity, sound and light, as well as pharmacological interventions. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by all major media outlets. She received a PhD in Psychology from Harvard University, and then completed a postdoc at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and UC San Diego. Links Website: http://www.saramednick.com/  Sleep and Cognition Lab:  http://sleepandcognitionlab.org/  University California Irvine: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=6491  Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara-Mednick  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sara_Mednick Other resources: MIT Dream Engineering group: https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/theme-engineering-dreams/overview/ Coors beer promotion: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/05/advertisers-targeted-dream-incubation Open letter: https://dxe.pubpub.org/pub/dreamadvertising/release/1 Google Nest 2: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56416578 Amazon sleep tracker: https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-gets-waiver-from-fcc-to-monitor-sleep-with-a-radar-sensor/ Episode Homepage: http://sleepjunkies.com/dreams-and-advertising/

﻿ Imagine if corporations could place adverts for their products inside your dreams. It may sound like far-fetched science fiction, but amazingly, science and technology has reached the point where this possibility may be around the corner. Earlier this year, the beer company Molson-Coors tried an experiment based on cutting edge research known as ‘targeted dream activation’. Amazingly participants reported dreaming more of Coors beer after consuming audio and video content specifically designed to ‘induce’ images of beer into the participant’s dreams. Concerned about the possibilities of dreams becoming the playground for unscrupulous marketers, or even as a means of societal manipulation, a group of sleep and dream researchers recently published an open letter, describing the ethical issues at stake, if we longer have sovereign control of our own dreams. <h5>This episode’s guest:</h5> Dr Sara C. Mednick is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine and author of the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Take-Nap-Change-Your-Life/dp/B00DEKOLIK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take a Nap! Change your life</a>. . She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and cognition. Dr. Mednick’s seven-bedroom sleep lab at UCI works literally around-the-clock to discover methods for boosting cognition through a range of different interventions including napping, brain stimulation with electricity, sound and light, as well as pharmacological interventions. Her research findings have been published in such leading scientific journals as Nature Neuroscience and The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and covered by all major media outlets. She received a PhD in Psychology from <a href="https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard University</a>, and then completed a postdoc at the <a href="https://www.salk.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salk Institute for Biological Studies</a> and <a href="https://ucsd.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UC San Diego</a>. Links Website: <a href="http://www.saramednick.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.saramednick.com/</a> Sleep and Cognition Lab:  <a href="http://sleepandcognitionlab.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sleepandcognitionlab.org/</a> University California Irvine: <a href="https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=6491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=6491</a> Research Gate <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara-Mednick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara-Mednick</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Sara_Mednick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Sara_Mednick</a> Other resources: MIT Dream Engineering group: <a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/theme-engineering-dreams/overview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/theme-engineering-dreams/overview/</a> Coors beer promotion: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/05/advertisers-targeted-dream-incubation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/05/advertisers-targeted-dream-incubation</a> Open letter: <a href="https://dxe.pubpub.org/pub/dreamadvertising/release/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dxe.pubpub.org/pub/dreamadvertising/release/1</a> Google Nest 2: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56416578" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56416578</a> Amazon sleep tracker: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-gets-waiver-from-fcc-to-monitor-sleep-with-a-radar-sensor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-gets-waiver-from-fcc-to-monitor-sleep-with-a-radar-sensor/</a> Episode Homepage: <a href="http://sleepjunkies.com/dreams-and-advertising/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sleepjunkies.com/dreams-and-advertising/</a>