Sleep Loss Causes Brain Damage
03-19-2014, 09:06 AM
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Sleep Loss Causes Brain Damage
Hopefully pilots aren't like mice! 
Shift workers: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says - CNN.com
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Cramming in extra hours of shut-eye may not make up for those lost pulling all-nighters, new research indicates.
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When the mice lost a little sleep, nerve cells reacted by making more of a protein, called sirtuin type 3, to energize and protect them.
But when losing sleep became a habit, that reaction shut down. After just a few days of "shift work" sleep, the cells start dying off at an accelerated pace.
The discovery that long-term sleep loss can result in a loss of brain cells is a first, Veasey said.
"No one really thought that the brain could be irreversibly injured from sleep loss," she said. That has now changed.
Shift workers: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says - CNN.com
....
Cramming in extra hours of shut-eye may not make up for those lost pulling all-nighters, new research indicates.
....
When the mice lost a little sleep, nerve cells reacted by making more of a protein, called sirtuin type 3, to energize and protect them.
But when losing sleep became a habit, that reaction shut down. After just a few days of "shift work" sleep, the cells start dying off at an accelerated pace.
The discovery that long-term sleep loss can result in a loss of brain cells is a first, Veasey said.
"No one really thought that the brain could be irreversibly injured from sleep loss," she said. That has now changed.
03-19-2014, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxKts
...Maybe, your brain is so far gone, you don't realize you are
You mean I can't expect someone who's drunk to tell accurately tell me is good to drive...??
The next thing you'll tell me is that a fatigued pilot can't really assess his true level of fatigue.
03-19-2014, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxKts
Scientists claim we only use about 10% of our brain capacity in a lifetime. With 50% of it consumed by alcohol we still have 40% to play with! 
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