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What would happen if you didn’t sleep?

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:

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