By TedEd
In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived.
This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. Claudia Aguirre shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep.
Lesson by Claudia Aguirre, animation by TED-Ed. Watch video below: