Name: What would happen if you didn't sleep?
Uploaded: 2017-09-07T20:47:50Z
Duration: 4 min 19 s
Description: In the United States, it's estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn't just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. Claudia Aguirre shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep. [Directed by TED-Ed, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Carlos Palomares].

In the United States, it's estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn't just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. Claudia Aguirre shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep. [Directed by TED-Ed, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Carlos Palomares].

Claudia Aguirre: What would happen if you didn't sleep?

What would happen if you didn't sleep?

Deprivation of sleep can lead to severe health issues, including hormonal imbalance, illness, and in extreme cases, death.

Adenosine and melatonin, sleep-inducing chemicals, play pivotal roles in transitioning us into deeper, restorative sleep phases.

The glymphatic system, active during sleep, clears the brain of toxic byproducts, highlighting sleep's crucial role in health.