Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support...

Marciano Jr. Accounts of Gardner's sleep deprivation experience and medical response became widely known among the sleep research community. It has been...

therapy (sometimes sleep deprivation therapy) is a specific application of intentional sleep deprivation. It encompasses many sleep-restricting paradigms...

England. He claims to hold the world record for sleep deprivation. Wright claimed the world sleep deprivation record in May 2007 with 266 continuous hours...

The effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance are a broad range of impairments resulting from inadequate sleep, impacting attention, executive...

non-REM sleep (NREM sleep, NREMS, synchronized sleep). The absence of visual and auditory stimulation (sensory deprivation) during REM sleep can cause...

aspects of the NBA calendar that affect the sleep of NBA personnel. Due to these and other factors, sleep deprivation has become a prevalent issue affecting...

There are two kinds of sleep debt: the result of partial sleep deprivation, and of total sleep deprivation. Partial sleep deprivation occurs when a person...

Sleep deprivation – the condition of not having enough sleep – is a common health issue for students in higher education. This issue has several underlying...

by sleep deprivation, psychological stress, or abnormal sleep cycles. The underlying mechanism is believed to involve a dysfunction in REM sleep. Diagnosis...

with rested participants. Sleep deprivation can increase the risk of developing false memories. Specifically, sleep deprivation increased false memories...

frequently suffer from the effects of sleep deprivation and circadian rhythm disruption. Fatigue due to sleep loss, sleep shifting and work overload could...

demonstrated an association between sleep disturbances and weight gain, and more specifically, that sleep deprivation is related to overweight. Furthermore...

Additionally, sleep deprivation alters individuals’ epigenome via changes to methylation, histones, and non-coding RNA. The development of sleep disorders...

process called homeostasis. Induced or perceived lack of sleep is called sleep deprivation. Process S is driven by the depletion of glycogen and accumulation...

has been shown to be an effective tool to understand the impact of sleep deprivation on short-term memory. One research study compared performance on a...

frequency and depth of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep which occurs after periods of sleep deprivation. When people have been prevented from experiencing...

with: stress factors sleep deprivation consumption of alcohol or other drugs pre-existing parasomnia behaviors Sleep deprivation is known to have negative...

often conflicting.": 5  The immune system is affected by sleep and rest, and sleep deprivation is detrimental to immune function. Complex feedback loops...

of sleep deprivation on both residents and their patients. According to a study of 4,510 obstetric-gynecologic residents, 71.3% reported sleeping less...

sleep disorders that might interfere with sleep. Sleep deprivation, alcohol, certain medications, and other sleep disorders can all increase RBD and should...

Another proposed treatment for sleep disturbances is total or partial sleep deprivation. Total or partial sleep deprivation has been found to induce an increased...

and reduced neuropathological burden. Animal studies showed that sleep deprivation can reduce the number of neurons in the locus coeruleus. Therefore...

The importance of sleep is demonstrated by the fact that organisms daily spend hours of their time in sleep, and that sleep deprivation can have disastrous...

Sleep deprivation may cause people to intake food for emotional/psychological need rather than caloric need of the body. Chronic sleep deprivation (less...

neocortex during sleep, its suppression is necessary during SWS to consolidate sleep-related declarative memory. Sleep deprivation studies with humans...

typically known to cause fatigue. They also show lower sleep propensity after total sleep deprivation than do normal sleepers. Non-24 can begin at any age...

hormones (epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol), along with standard sleep deprivation and continual physical strain, inhibit full physical and mental recovery...

without suffering from daytime sleepiness or other consequences of sleep deprivation. This process is entirely natural in this kind of individual, and...

fight-or-flight response, allowing sleep-deprived individuals briefly to function at a higher level than they would without sleep deprivation. One study presented a...