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<blockquote data-quote="Magus Coeruleus" data-source="post: 1021048" data-attributes="member: 1704"><p>Great thread. Hey PCat, what's your educational background as a sleep expert, out of curiousity? I'm a cognitive neuroscientist, and though not a sleep expert, I use EEG. These "microsleeps"-- are those associated with specific EEG frequency bands and sleep stages? I mean, you're not totally unconscious during them, but I'm assuming the EEG looks like one or more sleep stages and I'm curious.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As PC said, luckily you don't need to make up all the sleep you miss. Just one night of extra sleep probably takes care of it. I'm no sleep specialist, and I don't know lots about long term problems but I do know that long-term sleep deprivation is a form of stress, and can compromise your immune function. It's a lot like getting suboptimal nutrition in some respects.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, lack of sleep inhibits consolidation of memories and learning, but that consolidation "catches up" pretty well when you finally get to sleep normally. On the other hand, if you're continuing to sleep deprive yourself from the time that you are acquiring the info and when you need to use it, that catching up comes too late!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magus Coeruleus, post: 1021048, member: 1704"] Great thread. Hey PCat, what's your educational background as a sleep expert, out of curiousity? I'm a cognitive neuroscientist, and though not a sleep expert, I use EEG. These "microsleeps"-- are those associated with specific EEG frequency bands and sleep stages? I mean, you're not totally unconscious during them, but I'm assuming the EEG looks like one or more sleep stages and I'm curious. As PC said, luckily you don't need to make up all the sleep you miss. Just one night of extra sleep probably takes care of it. I'm no sleep specialist, and I don't know lots about long term problems but I do know that long-term sleep deprivation is a form of stress, and can compromise your immune function. It's a lot like getting suboptimal nutrition in some respects. Interestingly, lack of sleep inhibits consolidation of memories and learning, but that consolidation "catches up" pretty well when you finally get to sleep normally. On the other hand, if you're continuing to sleep deprive yourself from the time that you are acquiring the info and when you need to use it, that catching up comes too late! [/QUOTE]
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