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Published on Oct 14, 2013 by SciShow

What happens when you don’t sleep? And why do we need to do it anyways? Hank explains the science of sleep: the cause, the benefits, and who holds the record for going without it!

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Sources for this episode:
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/why-do-we-sleep
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/science/what/characteristics
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chasleep.html
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http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/image/200
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Also see:

• WSJ: Scientists Try to Unravel the Riddle of Too Much Sleep

Tags: Brain, Open thread

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