How your brain and personality are affected by lack of sleep

‘Everyone knows that lack of sleep can make a person irritable and unable to function properly, but what’s really going on inside the brain when we stay awake too long?
A recent article in IFL Science explored the subject, taking a look at some modern research and relating the once-famous story of Peter Tripp, a 1950s-era radio DJ who once deliberately stayed awake for 200 hours as part of a publicity stunt for charity.
When Tripp set out to accomplish his goal, no one quite knew what would happen. Both the public and the scientific community were interested in the results, since in 1959 very little research into sleep deprivation had been conducted:’
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