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Sleep and Mental Health: How Late Nights Affect Your Brain

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University showed that sleep deprivation caused a disruption in communication between the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that is tasked with regulating it. It is thought that these imbalances can then either cause or at the least amplify pre-existing mental health conditions. Stress and depression.

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