Outside Sources on Sleep Deprivation

On this website you can look at a student study of a freshman at Harvard who is very busy with school and sports practice that she doesn’t get enough sleep. This article really focuses on how sleep affects the mind and how memory is affected.



Curcio, G., Ferrara, M., & De Gennaro, L. (2006). Sleep Loss, Learning Capacity and Academic Perfomance. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 323-337.

Pilcher, J. J., & Walters, A. S. (1997). How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variable Related to College Students' Cognitive Performance. Journal of American College Health, 121-126.

Roehrs, T., & Roth, T. (2008). Caffeine, Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 153-162.

Thayer, R. E. (1987). Energy, Tiredness and Tension Effects of a Sugar Snack versus Moderate Exercise. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119-125.