Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Nervous System

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[...] An influence that directly affects the nervous system. Question 2 One can investigate by asking questions to their close relatives (family or friends). These questions can concern the actions performed before bedtime, the bedtime and finally the number of hours of sleep. The age of the person can also be asked. Question 3 Based on the documents 5 and I would advise my colleague who complains of not sleeping to: - Practicing sports, having a good lifestyle; [...]

[...] What are the effects of sleep deprivation on the nervous system? Question In the document during the slow-wave and paradoxical sleep phases, memory consolidation takes place. In the document it shows us that memory consolidation requires a storage step where memories are sorted and learning is consolidated during sleep. A coding step precedes this storage. This step involves neural messages and neurons. If the night is shortened, there are fewer sleep cycles so fewer memory consolidation phases. In the document a short night (3h - 7h) lowers the level of attention by 40 to 20 Arbitrary Units thus reducing encoding. [...]