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Meta-analysis · 2010

A meta-analysis of the impact of short-term sleep deprivation on cognitive variables

J. Lim, D. F. Dinges. Psychological Bulletin.

Short-term sleep deprivation reliably degrades attention and working memory across named tasks. Hours of sleep are a cognitive intervention. A nootropic stack is not a substitute for this paper.

Open sourcedoi:10.1037/a0018883PMID 20804237

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