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
A sleepless night may impair your reflexes the next day as much as knocking back a few drinks would. That’s because your brain cells are trying to grab the shut-eye they missed out on, a new study suggests. Researchers found sleep deprivation can make brain cells sluggish and communication slow, according to the study published in Nature Medicine.
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