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Effects of Sleep Deprivation

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Sleep deprivation degrades attention, mood regulation, and memory consolidation, and impairs performance on complex tasks.

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After a night without sleep, reaction times lengthen and lapses of attention appear without being noticed.

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The deprived person is the worst available judge of their own impairment. That is one of the deficits.