Learning about sleep deprivation this semester was something that particularly interested me, especially since it is present far too often in my life. More specifically, I often experience sleep restriction, or getting less sleep than is suggested. The study in the book showed the drastic effects it can have on your mood and your performance. Subjects who got six hours of sleep a night, which is more than I get many nights, experienced a drastic decline in their cognitive ability over the course of two weeks. Another interesting result was the fact that some people do not need to get nearly as much sleep as others. This is something I have noticed between me and my sister. If I don’t get a solid seven or eight hours of sleep, I am tired and sluggish while she can fully operate with only a few hours.
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