Sleep Loss Dumbs You Down
Sleep plays a critical role in thinking and learning.
Lack of sleep hurts these cognitive processes in
many ways.
First, it impairs attention, alertness, concentration,
reasoning, and problem solving. This makes it more
difficult to learn efficiently.
Second, during the night, various sleep cycles play a
role in “consolidating” memories in the mind. If you
don’t get enough sleep, you won’t be able to
remember what you learned and experienced during
the day.