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Sleepless Night? It May Have the Same Effect on Your Brain as Alcohol

by InstaSleep · Nov 8, 2017

InstaSleep Reviews Team article notes:

  • Researchers found sleep deprivation can make brain cells sluggish and communication slow, according to the study published in Nature Medicine.
  • “The effect is similar to what you see when someone has been drinking.” —Dr. Itzhak Fried, professor of neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles

Sleepless night? It may have the same effect on your brain as alcohol

Too little sleep may leave your brain as taxed as if you had thrown back a few drinks.

This article was selected by the InstaSleep Reviews Team. Please enjoy this read about how sleep deprivation can make brain cells sluggish and have the same effects as alcohol.

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