The Causes of Sleep Deprivation

The brain has to perform calculations on a day to day basis, and not giving it rest causes to accumulate stress. Besides processing calculations in order to carry out daily tasks, the brain also perceives enormous amounts of information, and needs down time to organize all the information. Usually the consolidating of all the information takes place when a person is sleeping, therefore depriving the brain of sleep will cause incognizant brain function and leave one groggy throughout the next day (Sample, 1). Distinct implications of decrease in brain function is displayed when a person experiences drowsiness throughout the day, which causes truncated memory retention rates and loss of

Lowered functioning includes decision making, because sleep-deprived people “have a tendency to make mistakes” (Myers and DeWall, 2015, p. 108). The good news is that sleep that has been lost can be treated almost completely by making up lost sleep shortly after the day of lost sleep (Myers and DeWall, 2015). To relate the choice of sleep with this theme, Moes and Tellinghuisen (2014) says that humans are given the ability to make decisions (how much they sleep), and because humans have agency they are only able to choose limitedly (the effects of sleep deprivation can limit our potential choices). It is important that we maintain a good

Contrary to the notion that sleep corresponds with laziness, the consequences of sleep deficiency are undeniable. Research indicates that, “sleep is a period of heavy physiological

Have you ever been told to “sleep on it” when confronted with a serious decision? The study done by Seeley, C. J., Beninger, R. J., & Smith, C. T. titled “Post Learning Sleep Improves Cognitive-Emotional Decision-Making: Evidence for a ‘Deck B Sleep Effect’ in the Iowa Gambling Task” sets out to answer if sleeping helps improve decision making. For this study, they used the “Iowa Gambling Task (IGT)” on participants. After the IGT, participants had 12 hours of being awake, 12 hours of sleep, or 12 hours of sleep followed by 12 hours of being awake before taking the IGT again. This experiment is important because it would show if we make better decisions after sleeping on it. For important decisions, such as laws, business decisions, and even jury decisions, we want the best results, and sleeping on these decisions may provide better results. The main questions the researchers tried to answer were when starting out do people choose the deck with a more constant chance of winning, when learning more about the game do people change their choices, and does sleeping after the first session improve the participant’s performance in the next session. Their hypothesis, based on their previous experiments, was that initially more participants would choose from decks B and D, but after they learn more about the game they will start to choose more cards from decks C and D. They also hypothesized that sleeping after learning about the game would improve their results for the next

Even though the number of hours differs for different people, the mental and emotional affects damage all. Lack of sleep effects the brain’s

Sleep is very important for proper human functioning. Sleep deprivation occurs the body does not get an adequate amount of sleep regularly. The lack of sleep can affect many aspects of life. This topic affects many Americans especially college students. American culture values being very busy and cramming in many activities to daily schedules in which often requires sacrificing sleep. Different age groups reactions to sleep deprivation was investigated. Physical effects of lack of sleep were examined by looking at the change in the level of alertness and ability to notice details. The effects of sleep deprivation on stress regulation, and emotional response were also tested.

The goal of this study was to investigate the role of sleep in the regulation of emotional reactivity and mood, and in particular the role of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. The research team led by Rosales-Lagarde measured the impact of total sleep deprivation (TSD) by evaluating subjective responses to frustration and aversive stimuli. It was found that coping skills and emotional regulatory abilities were decreased along with decision-making skills following REM sleep disturbances. It was also found that the subjects that experienced disturbances in REM sleep displayed a greater degree of impulsiveness when faced with a risky decision and favored utilitarian judgments. The data was collected using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) imaging of the brain during the various stages of the experiment, and during the administration of the Emotional Reactivity Task. It was found that there is a greater and longer lasting activation of the amygdala while viewing negative stimuli, and specifically following TSD. This study was based on previous research that suggests that REM sleep plays a significant role in emotional regulation, as brain areas associated with emotion are specifically activated during REM sleep cycles. These include the amygdaloid complex, medial and orbital frontal cortices, and posterior association areas.

Running head: WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF LACK OF SLEEP ON A COLLEGE STUDENT'S BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

Adults should get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. Yet there are some adults that claim they can function on little to no sleep for several nights in a row. The belief is that they can adjust to this ‘less sleep cycle’ and that there are no consequences with the choice they have either willing made or was forced upon them by other factors. However, once a person does not get the recommended hours of sleep, their body cannot heal itself and restore the chemical balance in their brain. Without proper healing, the body is susceptible to short term and long-term health risks. A night or two without sleep is not as harmful because

In addition to these health issues, insufficient sleep affects the cognitive abilities of the brain, and therefore one’s academic capabilities.

Several people in the modern day suffer from lack of sleep on a day-to-day basis. Every night, a person is supposed to obtain at least eight hours or more in order to function efficiently throughout the day; retrieved from https://sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need. Unfortunately, many individuals do not get the right amount of hours of sleep for various reasons. Whether it is a college students losing sleep over finals or a hardworking woman or man working late shifts or overtime with limited amount of hours put aside to rest. Conducting in these behaviors can result in dysfunction; which leaves a negative effect on their body. Negative effects include, a lack in cognitive performances, emotional behavior as well as irrational reasoning. (Waterhouse, J., Alkib, L., Edwards, B., & Reilly, T. (2008). Research studies have shown that when it comes to performing tasks such as, giving a reaction to an unpleasant, pleasant, and neutral picture, sleep deprived subjects perceived the neutral picture negatively and showed negative moods along with, a decrease in alertness. (Tempesta, D., Couyoumdjian, A., Curcio, G., Moroni, F., Marzano, C., De Gennaro, L., & Ferrara, M. (2010). The proposed research will examine whether sleep deprivation result in increased aggressive behavior and poorer task performance? Based on the research conducted so far receiving eight hours is a necessity, it improves cognitive tasks, problem solving, and decision-making.

Sleep deprivation has a profound impact on all aspects of a person’s life including mental health and brain function. This paper delves into the effect of sleep on a multitude of diseases along with common problems such as memory loss. It shines a light on the damage done to brain chemicals due to a lack of sleep and its effects on depression along with why sleep deprivation is beginning to ravish the country overall.

For the introduction, I will prove that the loss of sleep can danger the body and decrease the rate of a person’s reaction timing. Everybody wishes they could stay in bed all day, but that is not possible. We have responsibilities we have to do such as work or school. In that case, getting enough rest is the number one thing everyone should be worried about. From my own experience, I have lost several hours of sleep due to studying, working, and personal issues that occur. These occurrences are quite frequent in the lives of others too, which makes it some of the reasons to why most people cannot get enough rest during the day. Although it seems like sleeping takes too much time, it soothes the brain from slowly breaking down. Sleep deprivation is dangerous to the body and it can increase a person’s risk of creating an accident. Through the lack of sleep, a person can reduce the brain’s energy and lose all intelligence in the current situation. Motor skills will be mostly affected along with memory. The brain is what allows the body to move and use logical thinking skills.

Science has shown that sleep is not only a treat, it is a necessity. Sleep plays a crucial role in the development and restoration of the human brain. Modern developments, such as the clock and the system of wage labor, have threatened this crucial human resource.

The hypothesis currently being researched is the assumption that sleep deprivation has and will continue to have serious consequences on the human body including mental well being and cognitive performance (Alhola & Polo-Kantola, 2007). The specific study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation (2007) indicated that it is common in everyday life for the majority of individuals to experience prolonged wakefulness due to acute total sleep deprivation as a result of a high paced lifestyle. Sleep studies are completely relevant to our society as this problem is widespread, meaning it does not