Ernesto Garcia <elloyd at nyx.nyx.net> wrote:
> Hello; I wonder if there is any relation between sleeping less hours
> than necessary, and the need in the brain for induced
> neurotransmiting agents. I'd like to know whether there's ever
> been a formal study in the relation of lack of sleep, and increased
> need for alcohol, drugs, excitement, food, amusement, sex, or any
> other kind of stimulus.
First of all, I would like to suggest a medline search combining "sleep
deprivation" with various other keywords. By juggling with the keywords,
several useful things will come up.
This suggestion is because any specific answer would be rather extensive.
Briefly: lack of sleep and need for/consumption of
- alcohol yes
- drugs I'm not sure
- excitement in the sense that performance is restored by
increased motivation. Probably not in the sense
that sleep lack increases bungee jumping
- food yes
- sex yes
In this, I make no difference between human and animal observations.
Dag Stenberg
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