" Even when performing an activity, which requires only a minimum amount of cognitive arousal, such as sitting relaxing, our brains still show fairly high levels of activity, with the EEG recording a mix of beta and alpha wave activity. ... After all, if sleep is in any way a necessity of our daily lives, such deprivation would surely prove detrimental in some manner. ... " If such a function was carried out by sleep, then studies examining sleep deprivation should find the following: firstly, that sleep brought on by continuous periods of wakefulness should produce cognitive and p...

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