Part One: My insights from the London Neuroscience Conference 2013

Over the next few days, I'll be sharing with you some of my insights that I think are practical from the neuroscience conference in London. 

The first one I'd like to share is the importance of sleep to consolidate memory and experiences. 

Most of my clients don't seem to get enough sleep. On average they get between 4 to 5 hours. The photo you see below is based on current research as to what the brain really needs. 

The most important to note are the red lines , which represent REM (rapid eye movement). This comes at the end of each sleep cycle which is approximately 90 minutes. Research shows that we Between 4 to 5 sleep cycles.