Sleep and memory consolidation
Subject in Life Sciences
Sleep and memory consolidation has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Lara BoydNeuroscientist and physical therapist, professor at the University of British Columbia and director of its Brain Behaviour Lab
Boyd says the science of what happens during sleep is unsettled but it is clear that without sleep there is no learning.
“I think that the jury is still out scientifically as to exactly what is happening in sleep. That is so essential. But certainly, we are very clear that if you don't sleep, you don't learn”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 30:46
Boyd says sleep is where chemical changes become structural changes, so cramming does not produce real learning.
“that is where that chemical change is being transformed into a structural change in the brain”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 31:00
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the SameThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Mel Robbins talks with UBC neuroscientist Lara Boyd about neuroplasticity, how struggle, sleep, exercise and stress reduction rewire the brain, and how to make learning stick.