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4 unusual facts about Sleep deprivation


David F. Dinges

His laboratory studies the physiological, cognitive and functional changes resulting from sleep loss in humans.

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Sleep deprivation is common, as is routine exposure to dust, smoke, poison oak, extreme weather (both heat and cold), and other environmental hazards.

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In 2006, Australian Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock argued that sleep deprivation does not constitute torture.

A National Sleep Foundation survey found that college/university-aged students get an average of 6.7 hours of sleep each night.



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Celina Szymanowska

When he found that Celina's mental state was getting worse, Mickiewicz had her committed to a mental hospital at Vanves, where she underwent sleep-deprivation, cold-water and mental-shock therapies.

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James Garbarino found that individuals who experience violence are prone to mental and other health problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and sleep deprivation.