It's midnight on finals week and your brain is fried from studying endless pages of text for your final biology exam tomorrow morning at eight o'clock; still, you continue studying thinking that if you can just get that last hour or two in, you'll definitely do better. Little do you notice that by taking an extra couple hours to study, you are depriving yourself of greatly needed sleep.
             If studies show that your textbook could more beneficially be used as a pillow than a study guide, then why are so many students pulling "all-nighters" in hope of improved chances of getting a better grade? Sleep has become something that is pushed aside in people's lives and priority has been given to other things such as studying, errands, and social activities. However, we can all benefit from working more efficiently and this can be done by making one minor adjustment: a full night's slumber.
             Researchers have studied human memories by taking position emission tomography (PET) scans of a group of people during the deepest phase of sleep, the rapid eye movement (REM) stage. These scans indicated that the same areas of the brain were being activated during sleep as were when another group was monitored while awake and learning. Therefore, this analysis suggests that you may be better off getting the sleep you need instead of cramming for your exam the next morning.
             From children to adults, many people suffer from the symptoms of sleep deprivation. Children, requiring at least ten hours of sleep, hardly ever get the amount of rest they need and suffer when they don't. They can have trouble concentrating on their schoolwork, remembering things, and become irritable or cranky more easily. They are also more susceptible to illnesses, such as colds, and have even been recorded showing mild symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), someti
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