Berkeley, California: Lack of sleep has been linked to heart disease, poor mood and loneliness, but new research suggests it can also affect one’s motivation to get to work when times are tough.
In an experiment examining the relationship between sleep deprivation and generosity, researchers found that sleep deprivation reduced people’s tendency to help others.
The study, published in the journal PLoS Biology, found that average donations to a locally based nonprofit dropped by about 10 percent during the work week.
Similarly, more than half of people living in other developed countries report that they rarely get enough sleep during the work week, but the effects of sleep deprivation are not limited to just one week, according to the researchers.
Sleep deprivation reshapes our social experiences and perspectives on the society we live in, said Atty Ben Simon, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
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