Sleepless nights can shrink human brain'
In a finding that could lead to new treatment for insomnia, a new study has claimed that sleeplessness may actually shrink a person's brain.
The University of Cam- bridge study -- the first to link insomnia to a reduction in vital grey matter -- showed that those with chronic sleep problems had lower grey matter density in brain areas used to make decisions.
Publication Date:
23/02/2010