What Losing Sleep Does To Your Mind
Groggy, grouchy, or unproductive in the morning? We’ve all been there. But what’s actually going on in your head when you don’t get enough sleep? This video from Ted Ed, written by educator Claudia Aguirre, looks at how sleep deprivation affects the brain. When we get tired, our bodies generate the hormones adenosine and melatonin, which relax our muscles, slow the heart rate, and gently lull us into a deep non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep....