Wednesday, October 26, 2016

How your brain and personality are affected by lack of sleep...

Everyone knows that lack of sleep can make a person irritable and unable to function properly, but what's really going on inside the brain when we stay awake too long?

A recent article in IFL Science explored the subject, taking a look at some modern research and relating the once-famous story of Peter Tripp, a 1950s-era radio DJ who once deliberately stayed awake for 200 hours as part of a publicity stunt for charity.

When Tripp set out to accomplish his goal, no one quite knew what would happen. Both the public and the scientific community were interested in the results, since in 1959 very little research into sleep deprivation had been conducted:

"The subsequent impact of the 'wakeathon' on Tripp's mind was far more dramatic than anyone had expected. The personality of a man normally described as cheerful and upbeat appeared to significantly change as time went by. By the third day he had become highly irritable, cursing and insulting even his closest friends. Towards the end of his endeavour, he began to hallucinate and exhibit paranoid behaviours." Full story...

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