The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it | Dan Gartenberg

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  • There's nothing quite like a good night's sleep. What if technology could help us get more out of it? Dan Gartenberg is working on tech that stimulates deep sleep, the most regenerative stage which (among other wonderful things) might help us consolidate our memories and form our personalities. Find out more about how playing sounds that mirror brain waves during this stage might lead to deeper sleep -- and its potential benefits on our health, memory and ability to learn.
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  • @pranjalsisodia5003
    @pranjalsisodia5003 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    Cons for poor sleep
    1:35 Make us make risky, brash decisions
    1:40 Reduces capacity for empathy (hence reduces emotional intelligence)
    1:50 Pain tolerance decreases
    2:12 3 stages of sleep-
    1. Light sleep - brain waves similar to awake time
    2. REM/Dreaming
    3. Deep Sleep - long burst brain waves different than awake time called "Delta waves". Marker of biological youth. You lose deep sleep as you age. Most regenerative stage of sleep.
    When don't get deep sleep - decreases ability to learn (inhibits conversion of working memory to long term memory)
    3:55 Hacks for deep sleep-
    1. Certain sounds at the right time in sleep. Also increases next day memory performance. Sounds with the same burst frequency as DELTA WAVES. Primes your mind to have more of these regenerative delta waves.

    • @PutraRhm
      @PutraRhm ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you

    • @MzChloe1025
      @MzChloe1025 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You are deeply appreciated ✨

    • @sterlingsilver5937
      @sterlingsilver5937 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks!

    • @freeradical6831
      @freeradical6831 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for breaking this presentation into segments and the time. It made it easier to follow and review when necessary.

    • @krishkotak_
      @krishkotak_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks man

  • @peci5878
    @peci5878 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Last summer I went for a big hike of 3 weeks. Just walking in nature, very limited if none access to internet for a few days or more, just walk all day, eat, set the tent, sleep and repeat. I had the greatest sleep of my life or at least since childhood and will definitely do it again in the future.

    • @ashutoshsonagra8417
      @ashutoshsonagra8417 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow could you share in details

    • @kchaab
      @kchaab 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sounds like an amazing experience

    • @SpaceHopper777
      @SpaceHopper777 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm going to start doing similar things now we're in Spring again. thanks for your tip. 🙏

    • @DihelsonMendonca
      @DihelsonMendonca 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💥 I had the most incredible night of sleep since my childhood, when I stayed for a week at a high mountain, where we stayed active all day long. I slept so wonderful that I woke up with the first rays of the sun, like a thousand years later. I didn't even know where I was. It's a gradual wake up. Só wonderful. I just woke up listening to the sounds of nature, birds and the tropical rainforest. It was amazing 🤩🤩🤩.

    • @davidseo677
      @davidseo677 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You dont even have to camp outside after hiking. I get much better sleeps after taking a hike and coming home.

  • @zuleyka_yt
    @zuleyka_yt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I believe people really need this. Being a student in high school, I hear complaints about lack of sleep from most of my peers. Keep doing what you do.

  • @MrYakooboovsky
    @MrYakooboovsky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    That sound reminds me a sound of rain. It got his evolutionary causes in my opinion, when rain drops predators don't hunt so we can sleep deeper. I personally love to sleep when it's raining outside - air is so fresh and sound is so calming.

    • @nietzschenianu
      @nietzschenianu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      LoL it's just bedsheets and your hands on them

    • @jmestoque4677
      @jmestoque4677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In my case, I interpret it to be sound of the waves of ocean crashing to the shore.

    • @cualquiera5187
      @cualquiera5187 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can't sleep with the sound of rain because i'm a predator

    • @dudleylandsberg1747
      @dudleylandsberg1747 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I put rain and thunder sounds on TH-cam in order for me to sleep

  • @kevinhart4real
    @kevinhart4real 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4926

    *I should be sleeping instead of watching this video...*

    • @middleofnowhere9156
      @middleofnowhere9156 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      leeisateam i should be working instead

    • @lucial.3958
      @lucial.3958 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      haha :D

    • @MadnomadM
      @MadnomadM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      leeisateam 😂

    • @AsianSensation
      @AsianSensation 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      leeisateam lol why are you here?😂😂😂

    • @Leeisateam
      @Leeisateam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      :P

  • @LarryVickery
    @LarryVickery 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2365

    Skip to 4:40 to avoid wasting time with facts you already know. Then you learn that a device yet to be marketed that matches the brain wave patterns of deep sleep may help achieve that stage.

    • @bryal7811
      @bryal7811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      You could also give the man his 5 minutes

    • @linbinnash
      @linbinnash 6 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Larry Vickery thanks for saving my time.

    • @Nicole-rj4xz
      @Nicole-rj4xz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Larry Vickery
      Cheers Larry 👍

    • @HakuCell
      @HakuCell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Larry "tl;dw" Vickery

    • @PineappleGrenade84
      @PineappleGrenade84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Thanks Larry you just saved me some more sleeping time lol

  • @emailmesaleem
    @emailmesaleem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I found out that if we sleep early like around (9-10 pm) the quality of sleep especially deep sleep Improves

  • @PolishBehemoth
    @PolishBehemoth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Literally the first thing that came to mind with the sound was "waves breaking on the sand". Lol it's so interesting to see other people in comments who thought the same. I went to massage school and one thing we learned is that sounds of nature relax us. It's like a subconscious feeling that things are ok: waves, birds chirping, rain drops. It just goes to show u all should incorporate more nature in your life to get better sleep.

    • @marianking1379
      @marianking1379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes l thought the same , sounds of nature's rythms

    • @buckbenelli8
      @buckbenelli8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactamundo. Forest bathing is a proven thing. Pave paradise, put up a parking lot, doo wop wop.

    • @Inanothertimeandspace
      @Inanothertimeandspace ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Birds chirp in the morning. This actually stimulates wakefulness.

  • @jngfitness2001
    @jngfitness2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I recently turned 50 and I wake up every morning feeling like a 19-year-old gymnast as I swear by getting a nice dose of quality sleep, religiously!! It truly contributes to your fountain of youth!!

    • @calebhoney6159
      @calebhoney6159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If we could find a way to get more of quality sleep, I really wonder how long we could live. I’m sure we would be a lot more energetic and happier during our years here. Maybe it would even slingshot our progress as a species moving forward, because we would all have significantly stronger brain activity when awake.

    • @jngfitness2001
      @jngfitness2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calebhoney6159 Indeed!! Couldn’t agree more…

    • @SRBOMBONICA86
      @SRBOMBONICA86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      50 is not old at all,70 and up is old

    • @jngfitness2001
      @jngfitness2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SRBOMBONICA86 ❤️

    • @whatitisnt.
      @whatitisnt. ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@calebhoney6159 we already found a way. Good diet, excercise, and refrain from blue light the few hours leading up to bed

  • @Tom_Mroz
    @Tom_Mroz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    That explains why the sound of ocean waves is so calming. The best music for deep sleep.

  • @RainbowKittens
    @RainbowKittens ปีที่แล้ว +41

    sleep is really important, sleep is good, sleep is great.
    -me at 4:30am

  • @franklinuvere9461
    @franklinuvere9461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    It sounded more to me like when a mother breathes upon or around her child as they both sleep together in the same bed, cuddled up. Nothing, I can imagine, can evoke this experience of a deep sleep in any human being like the 'replay' of the experience of being cuddle up with one's mom, the greatest place of safety and reassurance, as a baby again. It also explains why we are likely to get better sleep when sleeping next to someone who loves us and whom we love in return. I suppose it's something like two hearts beating together in a synchrony that is reflected by the sound of each other's breath as it bursts forth, intermittently, into the ear of the other person, evoking the peace and tranquility that can only be experienced under those circumstances. I believe that this sound, though not 'heard' or 'perceived' by the participants as such, produces the reinforcing burst or signal of waves that increase the manifestation of the Delta waves that are produced and recorded during the period of deep sleep.

    • @assassinaria
      @assassinaria 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have a pillow that I brace my back against while sleeping on my side. It definitely gives me the same feeling as sleeping next to my Mom as a kid.

  • @MargaretJeanCannon
    @MargaretJeanCannon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The sound that was discovered sounds like heavy waves -- I could definitely sleep with this sound! Sleep, and deep, restful sleep, is so critical to my health

  • @DuluthTW
    @DuluthTW 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Finally, someone is doing something to improve sleep. I've had interrupted sleep since a Traumatic Brain Injury, so I've been sleep deprived for 17+ yrs despite extensive and expensive efforts to correct my issue. Can't wait to try this therapy!

    • @stevejordan7275
      @stevejordan7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you haven't done anything else about it, try this: th-cam.com/video/5qER9PBkmRw/w-d-xo.html
      Half an hour to fall asleep, five minutes of fade-in, and then seven hours of the sound with fade out at end.
      Made it for myself, but wanted to help others willing to try it.
      It's not the optimal solution (read the extended file information under the title,) but it's free!
      (I had a TBI just before starting high school, but lucky enough to have few side effects.)

    • @homeguestunton
      @homeguestunton ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevejordan7275
      Babies: 15 hours.
      Toddlers: 12 hours.
      Young Children: 12 Hours.
      Children: 11 Hours.
      Teenagers: 9 Hours.
      Adults: 8 Hours.

    • @nylakhan5658
      @nylakhan5658 ปีที่แล้ว

      How r you doing now my friend

    • @george12
      @george12 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@homeguestunton an me 4 hrs

    • @homeguestunton
      @homeguestunton ปีที่แล้ว

      @@george12 I hope you are at least an adult.

  • @cymonka3492
    @cymonka3492 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This could very well be an effective way to combat aging. When we get older it takes longer to heal from injuries but to actually manipulate sounds to get more out of deep sleep which we lose as we age could mean we can recover faster from injuries more efficiently. I'm loving this.

  • @noviceprepper5397
    @noviceprepper5397 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I hope this develops quickly. I have multiple sleep disorders and it makes life really difficult.

  • @Teldo
    @Teldo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    Well now I want such a device.

    • @MetallicReg
      @MetallicReg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You most likely have one already. Just needs an integration via an App.

    • @abdelghafourdriowya2217
      @abdelghafourdriowya2217 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      where is the link of this app?

    • @jeffbriggs1987
      @jeffbriggs1987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Thatt's why this is a paid advertisement like most ted talks.

    • @MetallicReg
      @MetallicReg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      J Bringgs - Since they have an actual patent for the technology and received a governmental funding, it is more like a beta-phase experiment.
      The App is called "Sonic Sleep Coach Alarm Clock" by Proactive Life LLC.
      It is very cheap but the more interesting functions are only in the Premium subscribtion.

    • @jeffbriggs1987
      @jeffbriggs1987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      no, the guy sells apps and has a consulting service. He paid TED to give a talk. You know the last TED talk about how handbags fund terrorism? that was also paid. That guy was an employee of Tommy Hilfiger. A huge fraction of TED talks are funded by companies for their own interest.

  • @ElmwoodParkHulk
    @ElmwoodParkHulk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    As a health coach I usually have people do a 20 minute magnesium chloride foot soak before bed but what's really been helping is the hgh gel . Deepest most vivid dreams ever .

    • @dominicegly6673
      @dominicegly6673 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is high gel?

    • @Veroxus
      @Veroxus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dominicegly6673 hgh is human growth hormone

    • @dominicegly6673
      @dominicegly6673 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Veroxus yeah I know what hgh and hgh gel is, I thought he said high gel haha

  • @danielbuleandra3981
    @danielbuleandra3981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    I usually have 1.5-2 hours of deep sleep at best. Recently I made a goal to learn every day at least one hour of soft programming which really puts my mind to work in a way that never worked before. Long story short, I noticed my deep sleep started to be longer , jumped to 3-4 hours from the moment I started learning one hour per day. I think there is a connection between learning and deep sleep. Keep in mind I do my learning before sleeping time. I'm learning, then I have around 30 minutes of other activities like you tube, and then fall asleep.

    • @ianmendes
      @ianmendes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thats cool man. How do you track you deep sleep? Also didn't you find watching TH-cam before sleep hurt your sleep quality?

    • @FeelGreatMusic
      @FeelGreatMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nice, but no screen time 1hour before sleep will increase you sleep quality, hence your deep sleep

    • @danielbuleandra3981
      @danielbuleandra3981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I use a fitness band for sleep monitoring and I'm not sensible phone light, it wont ruin my sleep.

    • @ianmendes
      @ianmendes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danielbuleandra3981 Nice dude. Any app/resource recommendations on learning how to code?

    • @JohnSmith-nz2yq
      @JohnSmith-nz2yq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danielbuleandra3981 what do you mean by soft programming? Listening to affirmations?

  • @scooter5005
    @scooter5005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Good presentation, excellent summary on research and sample optimum deep sleep sound even provided. Thank you and best of luck with bringing your ideas to market.

  • @martinuhnak2764
    @martinuhnak2764 6 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Such a good job by Dan with the preparation for this talk. Although you can sense nervousness, he overcame it effectively. Great talk about a compelling idea!

    • @n.davidblech7091
      @n.davidblech7091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nervousness? I didn't notice any. Seemed very cool and confident.

    • @homeguestunton
      @homeguestunton ปีที่แล้ว

      @@n.davidblech7091 Adults have an average sleep of 8 hours. Children have an average sleep of 11 hours. Teenagers have an average sleep of 9 hours.

    • @omarkharnivall2439
      @omarkharnivall2439 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I would be nervous too, with two hitman sitting right in the front row 😂

    • @JNB0723
      @JNB0723 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I noticed the nervousness, too. You can tell it in his voice...

    • @smangalisososibo1705
      @smangalisososibo1705 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It shows that he's human, and makes me feel better knowing it doesn't happen to me alone

  • @joanmckenna4687
    @joanmckenna4687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you Dan! I’m a psychotherapist and I stress the need for sleep for mental health. I’ll play this for my clts.

  • @beingthebestemmaicanbe3785
    @beingthebestemmaicanbe3785 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is very exciting! Great work! Thanks for sharing.

  • @yadaKiKhula
    @yadaKiKhula 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That sounded like waves on the seashore. And coincidentally I remember having a very good sleep on the beach at night few years back!!

    • @nietzschenianu
      @nietzschenianu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhhm, no, to me sounds like your hand going up and down on the bedsheets

  • @SketchAndEtch
    @SketchAndEtch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    >Sleep experiments
    >Russian scientist
    I've read enough creepypastas to see where this is going

    • @dbell4468
      @dbell4468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SketchAndEtch can you please elaborate? Where do you think it’s going?

    • @SketchAndEtch
      @SketchAndEtch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Google "russian sleep experiment" and you should have the sauce

    • @ahmedbenhariz8694
      @ahmedbenhariz8694 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SketchAndEtchyou do realise the Russian sleep experiment isn't real

    • @SketchAndEtch
      @SketchAndEtch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's what they want you to think!

    • @Medietos
      @Medietos 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SketchAndEtch: Are you sure, did you find indications to this your idea?

  • @theory8sf
    @theory8sf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sweet I’m learning programming in school and hopefully I can program such a device!

  • @cnstruction7844
    @cnstruction7844 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everything calls for my attention!! I definitely need more content like this from you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ZaynabAslam786
    @ZaynabAslam786 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I struggle with sleeping so much so I'm so glad there is more research happening on this

  • @michaelborders2396
    @michaelborders2396 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Interesting that deep sleep plays a role in forming our long term memory and personality too!

  • @Stamatis_Misirlis
    @Stamatis_Misirlis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The deep sleep sound, sounds like the waves of the sea!

    • @mgepaco
      @mgepaco 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was loking for this comment

    • @nietzschenianu
      @nietzschenianu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhhm, no, to me sounds like your hand going up and down on the bedsheets

  • @utubit22
    @utubit22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    crazy.. instinctively did this since I was kid. probably falling asleep listening to waves primed me for finding sound machines, rainy environments, air conditioners, heaters, etc. something to create that white noise.

  • @lauraerway8949
    @lauraerway8949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The sound sounds like the heartbeat. Like what we hear from a baby in the womb and what a baby hears from it’s mother’s heart from with the mother. Not surprising that it would be so regenerating.

  • @groeibrein
    @groeibrein 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This really confirmed my thinking about sounds, brainwaves and sleep. My son (12 years) only sleeps well when he listens to the sound of a fan that is slightly defective.

    • @marianking1379
      @marianking1379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes more like white noise , lve always slept better with a fan going

  • @sudeepbrane
    @sudeepbrane 6 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    Its called a "Ceiling Fan". Indians cant sleep without it.

    • @SHIVANJAY619
      @SHIVANJAY619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sudeep Rane it's called white noise , and it's not just an indian phenomenon

    • @Nnlly
      @Nnlly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or crickets 🧐

    • @vasanthvaave9941
      @vasanthvaave9941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂 😂

    • @Bluebarss
      @Bluebarss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmfaoo

    • @anitamahajan9607
      @anitamahajan9607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol...u made my day😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Freepalestine4.0
    @Freepalestine4.0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am I the only one who is watching it very late ? Or anyone else also ?

  • @LukaszSkyWalker
    @LukaszSkyWalker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Serdeczne dzięki za polskie napisy!!

  • @JF238xLearning
    @JF238xLearning ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So 7-9 hours of delta wave sleep is the most recommended amount of sleep and rest I need to perform at my best everyday! Thank you Dan for the great advice.

  • @videovideo7981
    @videovideo7981 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That intro water drop is amazing

  • @lecorb8825
    @lecorb8825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s a heartbeat...not a coincidence this is likely the sound in the womb of a mother’s heartbeat through the medium of water...

  • @147258GS
    @147258GS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well now we’re gettin somewhere! That’s actually the coolest thing I’ve seen in awhile.

  • @WassupChannel
    @WassupChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Nowadays deep sleep are really rare like seriously

  • @amandamartinez7292
    @amandamartinez7292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It so happens I am tracking my sleep. The night I listened to this right before bed I fell into deep rather quickly and for longer than compared to other nights. I am interested to find out if I will have a similar result after listening again. I really think they may be on to something that may help improve life!!!!

  • @PracticalHealthNow
    @PracticalHealthNow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am very glad that the topic of healthy sleep is attracting more and more attention!

  • @alittleofeverything4190
    @alittleofeverything4190 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best Ted talks I've seen recently. Some of the new ones are fluffy.

  • @m4rzi4no
    @m4rzi4no 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can you provide a link to a comparison with the effects produced by a normal natural white noise source (like rain, creek water, wind)?

  • @sleezy47
    @sleezy47 6 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    what episode of Black Mirror is this?

  • @tvnk1174
    @tvnk1174 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TH-cam gave my me a surprise present. And I'm happy about it.

  • @rlguerrero2263
    @rlguerrero2263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great new!
    Hope this device be on the market sooner the better.

  • @Gaurav-rj3zj
    @Gaurav-rj3zj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    Play the video at 1.25x speed...so that you don't fall asleep while wacthing this video.
    Edit: Am I famous now?
    Should I write comedy?
    So much potential 😜...
    Thank you everyone for liking my comment!

    • @EzerEben
      @EzerEben 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I played it at 1.5x, just to be able to focus on what he was saying without losing him.

    • @nehasuteri7908
      @nehasuteri7908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Totally true 😂

    • @bricktea3645
      @bricktea3645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I play it 2x

    • @PoyTB
      @PoyTB 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Best advice ever.

    • @VaderGames2001
      @VaderGames2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Enless you need to sleep then play at. . 5 or normal speed😂

  • @joel60551
    @joel60551 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ⚠️ Just a word of Caution ⚠️:
    the study of Gartenberg and similar ones played this noise at specific moments. Outside of a sleep lab, using audio stimulation without the proper equipment, you may do more damage than good.
    As he talked about in the TED talk these researchers try to play the noise right at the peak of the brainwaves measured by the EEG. If the same noise is played just a little bit off those natural peaks, it disrupted the sleep quality of the subjects studied. So just playing the sound is unlikely to help you sleep better, as your brain waves may peak at different times than the ones that were used to inspire the sound bite played here.
    For more examples look up an EEG graph of a deep sleep (stage 4) cycle. You’ll see that the deep sleep delta waves are not always consistently spaced. So one general sound is unlikely to work.
    Getting a full 5 to 6 sleep cycles, or 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep is still the best cure. If that doesn’t help seek out a specialised sleep professional.

  • @chriscullen1291
    @chriscullen1291 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This talk basically said - I couldnt get better sleep with excercise diet etc but a Dr has found a sound therapy that may work in a few years...
    Ted used to be awesome

  • @jennifer7648
    @jennifer7648 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I sure hope this device comes out very soon and isn't horribly expensive. It would be amazing to have this and sleep well again!!

  • @lane4778
    @lane4778 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    How to get more deep sleep: “Maybe one day soon...”
    K thanks. So glad I watched this.

    • @andredarin8966
      @andredarin8966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad you responded with such a pithy comment.

  • @squareyes1981
    @squareyes1981 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Sounds like waves breaking on a strand... funnily enough.

    • @AdamAmbrus
      @AdamAmbrus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      or the hum of leaves in a forest

    • @mkdy218
      @mkdy218 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s what I thought. If we weren’t so driven and stressed by life then perhaps we wouldn’t need this artificial fix..

  • @user-zr8gq9cy1o
    @user-zr8gq9cy1o 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so helpful. I had trouble getting deep sleep for a long time. Too much stress. Something that also helps me a lot is listening to white noise or relaxing music. I recommend Fraiche Worlds and Alpha Waves.

  • @TheRhythmicRambler
    @TheRhythmicRambler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks like your app is getting hammered on reviews

  • @k.ganesanganesan6825
    @k.ganesanganesan6825 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Sleep well.
    Do use 10 hours work on day.walk hot sun for 30 minutes. Avoid light after 9pm.

    • @superorphangodsworshipper6577
      @superorphangodsworshipper6577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      K. Ganesan Ganesan. Good observation. That is, walk in sun for 30 minutes and no lights after 9 pm.. It is doubtful whether all things except the above is possible.
      A MARRIED man/ women with wife/ husband, and common kids (sick or healthy), relatives/ friends (again sick or healthy) may not be able to follow the above.
      ---
      I remember a joke, where a baby waits till dad dozes off to sleep and the baby starts screaming at the top of his/ her voice at night.
      And the baby/ continues screaming for hours at night, as babies sleep in day-time too. So, forget the sleep till the children are married.

    • @marianking1379
      @marianking1379 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What hot sun , where do you live

  • @sagarmathers3821
    @sagarmathers3821 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That sound actually works...its only 3 am and m sleeping...great work yo

  • @jerrman29
    @jerrman29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope they come out with something. I work rotating 12 hour shifts and I feel tired all the time.

  • @theslimeylimey
    @theslimeylimey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting thanks TED and Mr Gartenberg.

  • @simmosimpson5206
    @simmosimpson5206 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Where can we find an app/device that produces the sound at the correct time, frequency, intensity etc?

    • @bestpranksters8424
      @bestpranksters8424 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm wondering this too as it sounds like some sort of white/brown/noise or a combo. I'm also wondering if the alternating on/off like they played in the video is necessary, or if the sound played continuously has the same benefit?

  • @eve91.
    @eve91. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Amazing speech, thank you! I really need to sleep deeper and more!

  • @buckbenelli8
    @buckbenelli8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds like waves at a beach. When I was younger I loved camping on or near a beach. Very regenerative.

  • @jonathanferrer9168
    @jonathanferrer9168 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great talk. I truly need more sleep.

  • @thesleepingchannel8172
    @thesleepingchannel8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The tips are great. Also, try having a routine the last 30 minutes before going to sleep such as putting the phone down, turning off the computer and getting some water. Your routine can vary, but doing this every day will let your mind and body know it's time to fall asleep. Soothing sleeping music can also calm down your brain from overthinking and relax your senses into sleep.

  • @gnfgwbv2474
    @gnfgwbv2474 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In my country the ACs type make this kind of voice that why we don't have sleep problems and every one here knows about it even before u conduct your study😊😂😂but I shocked when I heard about people trying to figure something my old generations knew it 😎👴👵
    LOVE U MY ANCESTOR😘

    • @marekj1100
      @marekj1100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, what is your country?

  • @Hollyweed1
    @Hollyweed1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Truly outstanding!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 love it

  • @iRespyable
    @iRespyable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The deep sleep sound is so soothing and refreshing really interesting!

    • @nietzschenianu
      @nietzschenianu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it's the sounds of your hands going up and down on the bedsheets 😂

  • @inkisblackiswhiteis1
    @inkisblackiswhiteis1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    sounds like I'm at the beach

  • @mindhive625
    @mindhive625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The pervasive effects of not getting enough sleep are mind-boggling. Decision making, stress, memory, immunity, relationships. I personally know many people who've told me they literally have anxiety attacks some nights before bed. We need to teach more people how to regain control over their parasympathetic tone for sleep and waking life as well.

  • @praxis22
    @praxis22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is already a device that does this, it's called the Dreem2, now available in the US. It cost me €400, but I get on average, 60-90 minutes of deep sleep per night. The same as a teenager. It's mature technology, and it works, more than that it's comfortable, you can sleep in it, and it comes with a complete suite of CBT programmes to help you if you have trouble sleeping, or you have poor sleep hygiene.

  • @katweaver3275
    @katweaver3275 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    my fire alarm went off 3 times during the night for 2 nights in a row, 2 years later, i wake up at the same time each night, just about... i no longer can get into the deep sleep stage.. am going crazy, have no short term memory anymore , melatonin doesnt help and my doctor thinks i am making this up.. HELP!!!

  • @sgifford1000
    @sgifford1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've been using hypnosis audio to enhance sleep. Some of the sounds are similar to those demonstrated. The hypnosis is applied at the start of sleep so may not occur during deep sleep. I believe that it does help sleep.

  • @erex9875
    @erex9875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lmao is this why I can never fall asleep without a fan

  • @foodiewithbuddy8433
    @foodiewithbuddy8433 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great research keep it up.

  • @kasminediaz6481
    @kasminediaz6481 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the answer is right under our noses, thank you for sharing this fascinating discovery. I think the solution is to sleep out side. It’s clear that those deep sleep sounds are similar to waves of the ocean and wind and maybe even some animals. We are all connected and we have so much trouble with a lot of things because we disconnected ourselves in so many ways. JUST SLEEP OUTSIDE. I think thats the answer.

  • @llicit1833
    @llicit1833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have the iOS app. Ideally the deep sleep sound would play when your phone or some connected device detected that you were entering the deep phase. As it is, the sound starts 2 hours from when you go to sleep - so plays just once as far as I can tell. Like other commenters on here I look forward to an Android version (bought a beat up early model iPhone just so I could use this app)

    • @stevejordan7275
      @stevejordan7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How does it tell when you're in delta phase sleep without being wired for EEG? I know my Connect app (Garmin tells me how much "deep" sleep I got, but I don't know how it knows.) Epistemology! (How do you know what you think you know?) *sigh* Oh, well.
      I made this as a kludge: th-cam.com/video/5qER9PBkmRw/w-d-xo.html
      Half an hour to fall asleep, five minutes of fade-in, and then seven hours of the delta synch sound with fade out at end.
      It's not the optimal solution, but it's free!

    • @destincarr4979
      @destincarr4979 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What’s the app called?

    • @Mindsethealthbusiness
      @Mindsethealthbusiness ปีที่แล้ว

      What is the app called?

  • @jazzyrumba
    @jazzyrumba 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    The noise sounded like whats called "pink or white noise" i wish he would have elaborated more on the sound he played... super interesting

    • @fokjohnpainkiller
      @fokjohnpainkiller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Also sounds like the waves reaching the shore doesn't it?

    • @SaHaRaSquad
      @SaHaRaSquad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yep, sounds like white noise with the volume changing rhythmically.
      I guess flooding the brain with such a broad spectrum of frequencies in the right manner could "sync" the brain waves to that sound and so make the deep sleep more efficient or something. At least that's how I imagine it.

    • @faiza7533
      @faiza7533 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chris Fokjohn They do sound like waves hitting the shore! No wonder I seem to sleep better in beach resorts.

    • @jazzyrumba
      @jazzyrumba 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SaHaRaSquad makes sense being that everything we listen to around us on a daily basis holds certain frequency that can be exactly determined on a frequency chart👌🏽

    • @karlharvymarx2650
      @karlharvymarx2650 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think pink or white is important. It is probably the pulsations of it that are thought to drive Delta waves since they occured about as fast as delta waves--somewhere between 1 every two seconds and 4 per second.

  • @user-qg1sy1sy9q
    @user-qg1sy1sy9q 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some of your lecture had difficult words that I couldn't fully understand. But I can recognize topics approximately. Good :)

  • @arifeapaydn3096
    @arifeapaydn3096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for met this amazing video 🌺

  • @shruthiswaminathan2907
    @shruthiswaminathan2907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thankyou so much for sharing this. It was made interesting and easy to understand. I was just wondering if it is possible to check the effect of Carnatic (Indian classical) music on deep sleep patterns. I feel it helps me with sleep. And even while listening I feel completely relaxed.
    - Shruthi Swaminathan

  • @calebsong9717
    @calebsong9717 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel weirdly familiar with the sound. Like I already knew it without knowing it. It’s creepy.

    • @smartcatcollarproject5699
      @smartcatcollarproject5699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can hear that sound when in complete silence... blood circulation in my ears, heart beat...

  • @Retcon__
    @Retcon__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a white noise machine sounds very similar without the burst mode. It does help me sleep as I am not distracted by noises in my environment.

  • @komentierer
    @komentierer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn, this is awesome..

  • @patrickssj6
    @patrickssj6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    How do you know that the sound is improving the delta wave activity and not just stimulation the brain as a whole (e.g. sound processing, filtering-> is the sound I am hearing dangerous?)? They should have mada a negative test with a different sound.

    • @kevinhart4real
      @kevinhart4real 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good point. :)

    • @jarfuloflove7320
      @jarfuloflove7320 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would stimulating the brain as a whole cause delta waves?

    • @patrickssj6
      @patrickssj6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      to add to that question: Is the signal isolating delta waves or detecting overall brain activity?

    • @Theminecraftboses
      @Theminecraftboses 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that he simplified his research as he tried many gadgets and methods before this “breakthrough”. Although, I do see possible error as the test subject had not experienced the same attempts that he had. I guess if it worked on his the data would indicate his desired result better.

    • @AmirianoAvenicci
      @AmirianoAvenicci 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because stimulating the brain would not increase delta wave activity, it would increase beta wave activity. Delta waves are correlated with deep sleep rather than wakefulness like beta waves.

  • @bambangruslihadi7073
    @bambangruslihadi7073 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I know I'm in a deep sleep when I see Adele rolling

  • @iahelcathartesaura3887
    @iahelcathartesaura3887 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I was feeling like the sound he played matches our sleeping brain :)

  • @ChuuZai10
    @ChuuZai10 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this at 3 am (haven't sleep) thank you for new knowledge

  • @DeepSleepFR
    @DeepSleepFR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is really interesting, but it would be better to get more deep sleep as naturally as possible (without "wearing a small device").
    Imagine that you go camping, spend the night in a hotel or at a friend's house and that you forget to take your device. Or even worse, if it has been dropped or damaged and it does not work anymore. How to fall asleep ?
    Some light sleepers unfortunately suffer from insomnia. Actually, if you fall asleep in a totally silent environment, you might "wake up with a start" at the slightest sound. A temporary solution to this problem is to get used to sleeping with "white noise" (e.g. fan sound, waves sound, rain sound, ASMR, etc.)
    However, in most cases, the real source of sleep problems and insomia are concern, worries, stress or anxiety and find out and solve those problems may be THE solution.

  • @karthiksalian5715
    @karthiksalian5715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wanna know if drooling during sleep ,was it actually a sign of deep sleep. Do we have delta waves generated in that stage.

  • @queenzakiya91
    @queenzakiya91 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It really sounds like an ocean wave, but quicker and shorter. I wonder if that’s why in the summer I tend to get better sleep outside, where I can hear the beach waves

  • @DJGurth
    @DJGurth 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Since I was a child items like the hair dryer and the hoover (vacuum cleaner) have made me sleep better. TH-cam offers some good 3D examples of this. It amazed me when you played that sound to discover it sounded just like these items. Definitely on to something.

    • @DJGurth
      @DJGurth 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      My experience on this is that the tone/noise needs to be repetitive in frequency but random in tone to a certain degree. Sound silly but for example waving a hair dryer but on different angles will produce this kind of experience. Try it.

  • @waynzwhirled6181
    @waynzwhirled6181 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm a bit shocked that he didn't even mention brainwave entrainment technology (e.g., binaural beats).

    • @tahirahmed33
      @tahirahmed33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, also russian technology called Electrosleep CES technology/ Sota bio tuner BT9

  • @typicallyteamtyler
    @typicallyteamtyler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you play those sounds in vibrations would it help deaf people sleep better?

  • @samiejjeh1428
    @samiejjeh1428 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great talk. Couple questions,
    What are these devices (4:51) ? And is there anything wearable one can buy to monitor your sleep and play these sounds?

    • @kostasrompokas
      @kostasrompokas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Download sleep as Android app. You can use it only with your phone. It both tracks your sleep and wakes you up at the best time.

  • @zagros24
    @zagros24 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a trick that works miraculously for me.
    1 hour before bedtime I take my 5 HTP pill then in the bed I listen to an audiobook and I try to imagine as the narrator talks without any focus just relaxing and imagining the story. maaaan you gonna have some wonderful dreams as if it was real big time.

  • @SuperAtheist
    @SuperAtheist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Is there an app?

    • @SaHaRaSquad
      @SaHaRaSquad 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably not (yet). But doesn't seem too complex, after all there's already a ton of sleep tracking apps out there and the sound seems to be some slightly modified white noise.

    • @musFuzZ
      @musFuzZ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is one on IOS sonicsleepcoach.com but someone stated that you need the premium version. And idk if you need a spesific smartwatch model, or that ring he was wearing. I'm gonna follow him on twitter and see when/ if they release Android app.

    • @gartenberdaniel
      @gartenberdaniel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right now its avail on iPhone / iPod Touch - we are working on Android and Apple Watch compatibility. Thanks for taking an interest!

    • @musFuzZ
      @musFuzZ 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for replying!

    • @user-cg2dl4wk8l
      @user-cg2dl4wk8l 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel Gartenberg plz work faster on android

  • @KevinChar
    @KevinChar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    So what is the take away from the video? NOTHING. u don't know where to get that sounds, you don't know when to play that sounds, u don't know about the device, u don't know any link u can follow, after the video, you don't know anything that can actually help your sleep quality. U took nothing from this video but wasted your time. Meh.

    • @gartenberdaniel
      @gartenberdaniel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      check out www.sonicsleepcoach.com - TED doesn't let you sell products in their talks

    • @feraudyh
      @feraudyh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The app only works on an Iphone. I'm waiting to try it on Android.

    • @miguelduarte75
      @miguelduarte75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      When available for android???? I dont have iphone!!

    • @Funwinxpixee
      @Funwinxpixee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There are delta waves music for sleep available on youtube as well

    • @Medinalegend
      @Medinalegend 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gartenberdaniel
      I'm not dr but I have true information 😎🙂

  • @cathompson58
    @cathompson58 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looked to me like the sound was disrupting the delta waves, not deepening them

  • @mzach2925
    @mzach2925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sleep meditation is also a real thing check what Osho said about it, but it’s hard to get it right, it only happened for me like twice and my sleep quota dropped to 3 hours I couldn’t believe myself, i wish it happens more often