Lack of sleep is prone to mental disorders

According to research results from Harvard Medical School and University of California, if sleeping is not enough, you will increase your risk of mental disorders for yourself. The results of the tomography scan show that the 'deprived' sleeps of sleep often become tired and appear abnormal emotions.

Previously, it was known that lack of sleep reduced functions in the body, including immune function and metabolism, as well as reduced memory and learning ability. However, the evidence of lack of sleep is linked to psychosis, which is very limited.

This study involved 35 volunteers who did not sleep for 35 consecutive hours. After a period of stress from insomnia, volunteers were asked to look at a photo specially designed for strong emotional transmission.

(Artwork: Vitalaire.com) Meanwhile, the team used magnetic resonance imaging to check blood flow and find the most active parts of the volunteers' brains. On the scans, volunteers who have witnessed the activity of the brain areas have made them feel bored and angry.

The results showed that the brain part of their emotional function reacted 60% more strongly than before losing sleep.

"This increase is really surprising," Matthew Walker, a member of the research team, said: " Certainly, without sleep, the brain was brought to a more primitive state, making it difficult to make a connection. between the real situation and the past experiences, resulting in uncontrollable emotions and overreaction . "

It is evidence that the association between sleep disorders and mental disorders, while also contributing to explain a very remarkable statistic before that most people with mental disorders are also sleep disorders.

Thuan An