Researchers from the University of California reveal an interesting link between sleeplessness and brain performance in a study published in “Sleep Journal.”

This discovery is significant to all of us, as it shows how lack of sleep impairs our ability to perform daily tasks and responsibilities.

The insomnia study involved 50 study participants. Half of them suffered from insomnia and reported sleeping not more than 6 hours on average. The other 25 were healthy sleepers, having at least 7 hours of sleep on average.

The study group was asked to perform a working memory test (shows the capacity of the brain to process and store short-term memory) while scanning their brains with functioning magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI). They were also asked to perform some concentration tasks to see the activity of the brain.

After assessing the results of the study, researchers noticed that insomnia sufferers showed significantly lower activity in the part of the brain responsible for short-term memory compared to the healthy-sleeper group.

And as the concentration tasks became more difficult, the healthy sleepers showed an overall increase in brain activity compared to the insomnia group.

The insomnia sufferers, however, not only showed less brain activity, but were also unable to “switch off” the brain’s default mode, responsible for wandering minds and poor concentration.

The study once again proves how important healthy sleep is. Without the proper rest, our brains can’t function accordingly; we suffer fatigue and even easy tasks become impossible to complete.

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