Category: Sleep Deprivation

Comparison of Primary and Secondary Literature Through the Lens of Sleep Deprivation The similarities and differences between primary and secondary literature will be thoroughly compared in this essay through a secondary review article and primary research article both exploring the impacts of chronic sleep deprivation on the human brain. The topic falls under the discipline…

Sleep Deprivation And Performance: Wingate Test Introduction Elite level athletes have tremendous amounts of stress and pressure to endure, for the sake of performing at peak levels time after time. Sleep loss, might be caused by a busy schedule, travelling, etc. leads to increased anxiety and fatigue which in turn decreases performance (Souissi et al.,…

Benefits of Starting School Later Whether you are a parent of a teenager, or are a teen yourself you have most likely struggled with getting your kid up for school or have found yourself falling asleep in class. Many if not most high school and elementary school students struggle to get out of bed in…

Arguments for Why Schools Should Start Later On average, schools in Canada start at 8:30 a.m. but some schools in our region such as Silver Stream start at 8:05 a.m. and others such as in the United States even start at 7:30. Even though this may not seem like a big difference, it actually is,…

Later School Start Times for Better Health and Academics Across the United States, 93% of high schools start at or before 8:30 a.m. Of these, there are schools that start at or before 7:30 a.m., causing these students to wake up even earlier to get ready, eat breakfast and arrive at school on time. According…

How Sleep Deprivation Affects Students Life When it comes to school, especially college, every student has their own problems. Stress, living costs, food, etc. are always in the back of their minds. If we talk about the topic of college, culture, and health, there is no way that we can ignore the most common issue…