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Study provides first evidence of neural link between sleep loss and psychiatric disorders

In the first neural investigation into what happens to our emotional stability when we lose sleep, researchers from UC Berkeley and Harvard Medical School have found that while a good night's rest can regulate our mood and help us cope with the next day's emotional challenges, sleep deprivation excessively boosts the part of the brain most closely connected to depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders.

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