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Is it true that sleep deprivation causes damage in brain cells?

April 26, 2017brain cells causes Deprivation Health sleep well-being

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Is it true that sleep deprivation causes damage in brain cells?

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I have seen many different study results and articles on the study of the effects of sleep deprivation. I do not remember anything leading to brain damage due to sleep deprivation – memory loss but not brain damage. However, the brain can repair itself some during some of the sleep cycles, which with deprivation, there is a failure to repair. I would say from what I have seen and heard the 2 are not directly linked!