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Sleep for empathy, cognition, and safe driving

Not getting enough sleep is a big problem.

Randomized controlled trials show that people who are sleep-deprived can see decreases in their empathy. More than one such study has shown that sleep deprivation can leave people more sensitive to pain. Sleep deprivation can hurt cognition, and it is associated with many, many car accidents.

Sleep for empathy, cognition, and safe driving.

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