Wes Phillips

Waking Up Drunk-Like

Wes Phillips  |  Jan 13, 2006

Sleep inertia is a wonderful phrase, one I'm sure to add to my personal lexicon. "We found the cognitive skills of [some] test subjects were worse upon awakening than after extended sleep deprivation," researcher Kenneth Wright said. That's because in some of us, the cortical areas responsible for problem-solving take longer to wake up than other parts of the brain—as much as 12 hours, in my case.

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Submitted by Buddha (not verified) on January 14, 2006 - 3:50pm

On the sleep credit card, I only seem to be able to cover the minimum payment each month.Some days, my most frequent waking thought is about when I will next be able to sleep!

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