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An exploration of the effects of sleep on the brain
When you're sleep deprived, it greatly affects your ability to multitask. This is why we have so many accidents with cars, and of course with trains. Lack of sleep depletes your frame. Music, like Thiam 2006, p. 97 notes, has the power to cure our frequent ailments as human beings. Additionally, research confirms that classical forms of music have had an impact on individuals, reporting impressive results on healing power, in particular. The effects of music on the mind and music has a calming effect. The results indicate a potential new role for sleep in health and disease. Scientists and philosophers have long wondered why people sleep and how it affects the brain. Sleep is important for storing memories. It also has a restorative function. Lack of sleep impairs reasoning, problem solving and attention to detail, among other effects. The list of problems that arise from neglect reads like the DSM index: poor impulse control, social withdrawal, problems coping and regulating emotions, low self-esteem, pathological behaviors such as tics, tantrums , theft and self-punishment, bad behavior. intellectual functioning and poor academic performance.
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