Inadequate sleep may lead to wrong decisions

LOS ANGELES. November 24. KAZINFORM Poor sleep can be dangerous for those whose jobs require quick reactions, according to a study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

The researchers found a link between sleep deprivation and information-integration, a process that relies heavily on instantaneous, gut-feeling decisions.

Sleep-deprived people may put themselves and others at risk when they need to make split-second decisions, according to the study, in which 49 US military cadets participated.

The cadets performed information-integration tasks twice - once when they were well-rested and once while they were sleep-deprived. The results showed that moderate sleep deprivation can cause an overall immediate loss of information-integration thought processes, according to the study published in the November issue of Sleep; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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