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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 7, 2020·3 min read

Poor Sleep Can Lead to Depression in Adolescents

Sleep disruptions can lead to an increased risk of depression and stress in teens, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 2, 2020·2 min read

Sleep-Deprived Mice Find Cocaine More Rewarding

Mouse study reveals sleep deprivation can increase the risk of cocaine addiction. Too little sleep increases the reward properties of cocaine, researchers report.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 20, 2020·3 min read

The Role of Sleep Deprivation in Unwanted Thoughts

Sleep deprivation impairs our ability to stop obtrusive thoughts from entering our minds.

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·September 3, 2020·4 min read

Researchers Probe Soldier Sleep Deprivation Effects

Study reveals how sleep deprivation can greatly affect soldiers on the battlefield.

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·June 19, 2020·5 min read

Less sleep reduces positive feelings

People experience a flattening of emotions following a single night of poor sleep. Researchers also found a link between sleep deprivation, learning, and reaction time.

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·June 4, 2020·7 min read

Study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation

Death caused as a result of sleep deprivation is preceded by the accumulation of reactive oxidative species in the gut.

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·April 8, 2020·2 min read

Restricting sleep may affect emotional reactions

Experiencing inadequate sleep impacts emotional processing, altering perceptions of pleasant or neutral stimuli by imposing a negative emotional bias.

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·January 11, 2020·4 min read

Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker

Following a night of sleep deprivations, levels of tau in the blood increase 17% in healthy young men.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 11, 2019·5 min read

Skipping one night of sleep may leave insomniacs twice as impaired

Chronic insomniacs who pull an all-nighter perform twice as bad on reaction time tests as normal sleepers who forgo a night's sleep.

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·November 22, 2019·3 min read

Science underestimated dangerous effects of sleep deprivation

Findings debunk the common theory that attention is the only cognitive function affected by sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep also hinders a person's ability to complete activities that require following multiple steps.

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·October 25, 2019·3 min read

Only half of US children get enough sleep during the week

52% of children aged between 6 and 17 in the USA are not getting the recommended amount of sleep during the week. Children who sleep 9 or more hours a night showed more interest in learning, improved social behavior, and an increased desire to do well at school.

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·October 9, 2019·4 min read

Craving junk food after a sleepless night?

Sleep deprivation causes the olfactory system to go into overdrive, sharpening food odors, and breaking down communication within other brain areas that receive food signals.

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sleep deprivation

Poor Sleep Can Lead to Depression in Adolescents

Sleep-Deprived Mice Find Cocaine More Rewarding

The Role of Sleep Deprivation in Unwanted Thoughts

Researchers Probe Soldier Sleep Deprivation Effects

Less sleep reduces positive feelings

Study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation

Restricting sleep may affect emotional reactions

Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker

Skipping one night of sleep may leave insomniacs twice as impaired

Science underestimated dangerous effects of sleep deprivation

Only half of US children get enough sleep during the week

Craving junk food after a sleepless night?

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