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Difficult to Stay Positive When Sleep Deprived

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sleep deprivation can impact emotional health.Although most sleep research is done in laboratories (sleep labs), the research was unique as investigators studied participants who slept at home.

Associate Professor Ingvild Saksvik-Lehouillier from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s (NTNU) Department of Psychology, led the study.Saksvik-Lehouillier said less sleep than normal did not necessarily lead to more negative feelings, like being down or depressed. “But participants in our study experienced a flattening of emotions when they slept less than normal.

They felt less joy, enthusiasm, attention and fulfillment.”For the study, the participants first spent seven nights in their own bed, and slept as long as they usually.

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