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Why Your Heart Races in a New Bed: The Science of Sleeping Strange | The Healing Room
Why does your heart race when you sleep in a new bed? This episode of The Healing Room explores the 'first-night effect,' a fascinating psychological phenomenon where your brain stays partially alert in unfamiliar environments to protect you from potential threats. Host Kaylee Russell explains that this isn't a sign of brokenness or poor discipline, but an ancient survival instinct rooted in our evolutionary history. If you have ever lay awake in a hotel room, cabin, or friend's house while exhausted, understanding the science behind why one hemisphere of your brain remains active can help…
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