Poor sleep quality can have lasting health consequences. However, how our health is impacted in the short term is often less explored. Sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on our cognitive function, which includes our ability to focus, plan and make good decisions.
In a new post on Instagram, Dr Faye Begeti, a neurology doctor and neuroscientist, has written about how our executive function becomes impaired after a bad night’s sleep, which can lead to poor decision making throughout the day. This is why we’re more likely to reach for the cookie jar or stay up late scrolling on our phones after a bad night’s sleep. This can then perpetuate the negative cycle of poor sleep, making it increasingly difficult to break.
