You are not alone in this as everyone experiences this situation. The reason why we can’t remember the moment of transition from wakefulness to sleep is related to an interesting trick our brain plays on us (in fact, on itself).
As we lay our heads on the pillow and immerse ourselves in thought, we suddenly find ourselves awakened in the morning. how come in a way we don’t realize can this happen?
This transitional phase so softly lived we can’t notice those little phases. We actually experience a kind of “amnesia” just before we get carried away. Okay but why?
While falling asleep, we do not suddenly fall into a deep sleep. Because sleep is a process, not instantaneous.
Just before we fall asleep – as you know – our attention level begins to decline significantly. We are less aware of what is going on around us, we hardly react to low sounds. So in these moments we can’t code new memories very well, because we can’t pay enough attention to the surroundings.
Our brain doesn’t like to have the attention process work too hard just before we fall asleep. Even if you hear your lover speaking next to you at these moments, your brain will no need to save. For this reason, when you wake up in the morning, you can even have a trip from your lover.
The frontal lobe, the front part of our brain, is the first to fall asleep.
The frontal lobe, the center of our consciousness prefrontal cortex are also available. Since the consciousness is not actively active when we fall asleep, memories are not transferred to our memory – because communication between neurons is stopped.
For new memories to last longer than a few minutes, they must be transferred from short-term storage to long-term storage in the brain.
This process is called consolidation. Studies have shown that when someone falls asleep, the words said to them cannot remember what was said when that person wakes up. In other words, the process of falling asleep closes the door of the consolidation process. When this door is closed, new memories are not stored for short term. to long-term storage cannot be transferred.
Studying sleepily before going to bed is therefore not productive.
You will be more likely to forget what you have read and memorized. In fact, when you pick up the book the next day, it’s as if those pages It may be as if you have never read it. That’s why it’s never a good idea to study all night before final exams. Now that you know the reason for this situation, you can sleep peacefully.
Sources: Nature, Morris Psych
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