Khaberni - A recent medical study revealed a method that helps the brain tolerate the fatigue and exhaustion resulting from sleep deprivation.
During the study, researchers examined the effects of what is referred to as "sleep banking" on the brain and mental state, where they studied the outcomes of experiments in which participants slept for 9-10 hours the night before the anticipated late-night stay, showing that this method helps the brain restore its normal activity faster after sleep deprivation and gives the body a greater ability to recover quickly after exhaustion.
The researchers emphasized that this method cannot be relied upon to compensate for chronic sleep deprivation, but only in specific cases, when a person occasionally needs to stay up late. According to their hypothesis, the brain has a mechanism for restoring activity in such cases based on "energy storage" which can be utilized during periods of exhaustion, which explains the effectiveness of "sleep banking" in maintaining mental health.
The researchers also clarified that the "sleep banking" method can be adopted as a short-term strategy before night work shifts or by students during exam preparation periods, as it is an easy and practical way to maintain physical and mental activity after staying up late and exhaustion.
Some studies also suggest that a 40-50 minute nap during the day can help alleviate the excessive load on the neural connections that accumulate as a result of daily mental activity, improving the brain's capabilities to think throughout the day.
