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Sleep deprivation weakens attention, judgement and self-control, partly by straining the prefrontal systems that help you choose wisely.

Sleep science

MindHealth

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The prefrontal cortex helps with planning, restraint and judgement. Poor sleep weakens that control, allowing emotion and impulse to grow louder. Behind many ordinary decisions — driving, studying, parenting, arguing, resisting a bad choice — sleep is part of the body's safety system.

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Uykusuzluk dikkat, muhakeme ve özdenetimi zayıflatır; çünkü akıllıca seçim yapmaya yardım eden prefrontal sistemleri zorlar.

Prefrontal korteks planlama, frenleme ve muhakemede önemli rol oynar. Kötü uyku bu denetimi zayıflatır; duygu ve dürtü daha yüksek sesle konuşmaya başlar. Araç kullanırken, ders çalışırken, çocuk bakarken, tartışırken ya da kötü bir karara direnmeye çalışırken uyku bedenin güvenlik sisteminin bir parçasıdır.

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