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Article: The Effects of Sleep Deprivation.
- Article from:
- The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
- Author:
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Unfortunately, when it comes to sleep, shift workers face the harsh reality that most people do not function well when they work at night and sleep during the day. Shift work upsets the intricate network of interrelated clocks and schedules that keep the human body functioning efficiently. Circadian rhythms, or a person's sleep/wake cycle, is one factor that controls a person's internal network of clocks and schedules. Some experts believe that if a person disrupts this cycle, other routines (e.g., when a person gets hungry) also get off cycle. [1]
The average person gets 8 hours of sleep for every 16 hours they are awake. Thus, individuals exist in a daily ...