As the fall semester begins there's a lot going on. Some of my chemistry students looked a bit overwhelmed on our first day of lecture. We talked about tutoring, studying skills and time management, but not sleep. This article in the Guardian's science section reminds us that sleep resets brain connections and is vital for learning, not to mention mental health and enjoying life!
Sleep 'resets' brain connections crucial for memory and learning, study reveals: discovery that sleeplessness causes neurons to become ‘muddled’ with electrical activity could help develop new treatments for mental health disorders
Sleep 'resets' brain connections crucial for memory and learning, study reveals: discovery that sleeplessness causes neurons to become ‘muddled’ with electrical activity could help develop new treatments for mental health disorders