Chapter 7: Sleep Deprivation and the Brain

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Across
  1. 2. Who set the record for staying awake for 11 days?
  2. 5. What organ undergoes critical cleansing processes during sleep?
  3. 7. What important organ is at higher risk of disease due to sleep loss?
  4. 8. Individuals sleeping less than ___ hours a night have 200% increased risk of a fatal heart attack/stroke
  5. 9. What brain function declines when the hippocampus is affected by sleep loss?
  6. 13. What are more likely to occur due to drowsy driving?
  7. 15. What health condition is linked to increased ghrelin levels from sleep loss?
  8. 16. What are the brief moments of unconsciousness caused by lack of sleep?
  9. 17. What part of the brain loses control over the amygdala during sleep loss?
  10. 19. What is often falsely prioritized over sleep in modern culture?
Down
  1. 1. What sleep stage is crucial for memory consolidation?
  2. 3. Which emotional brain region becomes overactive due to sleep loss?
  3. 4. What metabolic disorder is associated with insufficient sleep?
  4. 6. What physical drive is influenced by ghrelin and leptin imbalances?
  5. 7. What part of the brain is crucial for memory formation?
  6. 10. What common mental health condition is closely linked to chronic insomnia?
  7. 11. What sleep-inducing hormone is delayed by artificial light?
  8. 12. What commonly used device disrupts melatonin release and delays sleep?
  9. 14. Which severe mental illness is exacerbated by sleep deprivation?
  10. 18. In the immune system experiment, what common illness becomes more likely with reduced sleep?