Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2010
Publication Title
University Of Western Ontario Medical Journal
Volume
79
Issue
2
First Page
46
Last Page
48
Keywords
sleep, memory
Abstract
We sleep less than ever before. Occupational stress, familial commitments and an increasing number of distraction s make it difficult for us to get the traditional eight hours of sleep. Many success stories about people sleeping only a few hours a day pressure us to think that we need to sleep less in order to be successful. Consequently, sleep deprivation has become such a common phenomenon that some people do not even realize their exhaustion. However, demanding schedules for doctors persist and trainees are forced to learn to sleepless. Apparently, the sleep quality and satisfaction among medical students and residents is relatively low, and many of them try to compensate for their lack of sleep by taking caffeine pills or coffee. Is sleep really something we should strive to cut back on? What are the consequences of frequent sleep deprivation on our ability to learn? In the following paper, we will look at the present knowledge of the role of sleep in memory consolidation.
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