The science of sleep & what Grandma says
The science of sleep has made tremendous advances in recent years, confirming what our grandmothers have been telling us all along—we need more sleep. Despite being bombarded with articles and advice about the importance of sleep, many of us continue to deprioritize this essential biological function. What we're now learning through neuroscience research is that there are serious consequences to this chronic sleep deprivation that extend far beyond simply feeling tired the next day. The impact on our mental health and cognitive function may be subtle at first, but builds over time into something much more concerning. Over the past decade and a half, neuroscientists have been able to document the changes that occur in the brain when we consistently shortchange our sleep requirements. These changes don't happen overnight in dramatic fashion, which is partly why they're so insidious. Instead, they manifest gradually, making them easy to dismiss or attribute to other factors i...
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