Study: Sleeplessness Causes Our Mental Circuits to Overheat

What Happens In Your Brain When You Don't Sleep

We intuitively know that sleep is important, and a great deal of research on the health effects of sleeplessness backs up this belief. But what exactly is going on in our brains when we don't get enough shuteye?

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