In total, they looked at 154 studies that collectively involved 5,175 people.
Peoples emotional states were assessed before and after these experiments.
People tended to experience less of positive emotions like joy and contentment post-sleep deprivation, for instance.
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They also tended to experience an increased heart rate and other signs of anxiety.
We also found that sleep loss increased anxiety symptoms and blunted arousal in response to emotional stimuli.
The studys findings werepublishedThursday in the journal Psychological Bulletin.
And they argue that much more should be done to ensure that everyone can get a good nights rest.
The implications of this research for individual and public health are considerable in a largely sleep-deprived society.
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