Discovery for 'night owl': Unexpected results when a night is awake

The night awake is definitely harmful, but how bad is it?

Harm of staying up all night

Most of us must have experienced the "urgent" time of being forced to stay up late, or even at night, especially before the exam, before the deadline for assigning assignments, work .

But you should anticipate the consequences of staying up all night for your body, because in recent research, Norwegian neurologists have scrutinized possible scenarios for power. healthy and they are not good at all.

In the study, scientists selected 21 young men to conduct a survey using the magnetic resonance technique (DTI test), to know the amount of water distributed throughout the body and the state of the nervous system. sutra.

These volunteers will have to stay awake for 23 consecutive hours. At the same time to ensure objectivity, they will not be allowed to use coffee, tobacco or any other stimulant.

Research results show that candidates have a significant change in the white matter density in the brain (showing the connection of the nervous system) when awake at night.

Accordingly, not sleeping will reduce the network in the brain , making you unable to think clearly. This change is noted in many points in the brain, such as the hemispheres of the hemisphere, the brain stem, the hills, the temporal and the occipital lobes.

However, scientists say it is still unclear the long-term consequences of waking up to our bodies. Can a compensated sleep the next day be able to 'atone' for the mistake of the previous night? In addition, the study has not shown other factors that affect the changes in brain substances.

According to scientist Torbjorn Elvsåshagen - leader of the study : 'I think the effects of staying up late at night on the linkage of the nervous system are not permanent and can be overcome after a few nights of compensated sleep.

However, it does not rule out that frequent sleep deprivation leads to long-term effects on the brain structure. This still needs to be verified. "

Will the sleeps then help the body compensate for the "consequences" from the previous night?

Besides, of the 21 volunteers - there are 2 people who give different results from the rest. This suggests that it is very possible for us to have body possessions with the ability to resist the negative effects of insomnia on the body.