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...became increasingly “pendulum-like in their emotions.” The students proved to be “sort of punch-drunk giddy on sleep deprivation,” he added. All but one of the Harvard students, Walker said, reported pulling an all-nighter??or regularly doing so. Paul Barreira, director of behavioral health and academic counseling at University Health Services, said most college students get less sleep than the suggested eight hours. “If someone is being treated for anxiety and depression,” he said, “sleep...

Author: By Catherine J. Zielinski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study Cautions Against All-Nighters | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...where does this leave us in real-life terms? Well, when I agreed to write this article, I was not so naive to think I would eradicate the now-common practice of the “all-nighter?? prior to exam day—a practice that I’m sure is as old as formative examinations themselves. And, while I truly believe that sleep deprivation after the fact is devastating to those newly formed memories, perhaps I can think orthogonally. Perhaps I can offer an alternative suggestion...

Author: By Matthew Walker, | Title: Sleeping Brain, Learning Mind | 11/18/2003 | See Source »

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