The average US college student accumulates 14 hours of sleep debt per night. This deficit leads to a weakened immune system, anxiety, irritability, impaired driving, andperhaps most relevantly for this podcastpoor memory consolidation. In this episode, Drs. Marina and Zulma discuss how widespread this problem is, how it has worsened with the advent of smartphones, and share scientificallyproven techniques for better sleep hygiene (including relaxing visualizations from Dr. Marina).