Scott Small, M.D.: “One of the main purposes of sleep is to trim down our memories.”

Small, a neurologist & Alzheimer's researcher, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how trauma affects your memory, plus:

- How sleep keeps you from having "too much memory"

- Why having a “bad memory” can sometimes benefit your mental health

- How to make sure your brain has a balance of memory and forgetting

- How fear memories impact your health & how to keep them at bay

- How meaningful social connections can enhance your memory

Referenced in the episode:

- Small's book, Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering.

- Research from Francis Crick on why sleeping is for forgetting.

- Columbia University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center website.

- Research on the neurological differences between chimpanzees and bonobos.

- Small's mbg article on how forgetting can boost creativity.

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