Roots of Memory Impairment Resulting from Sleep Deprivation Identified

Roots of Memory Impairment Resulting from Sleep Deprivation Identified

ScienceDaily (May 18, 2011) — From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a fuzzy memory and other cognitive impairments. Now, researchers at Penn have found the part of the brain and the neurochemical basis for sleep deprivation's effects on memory............................

link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517171118.htm