One sleepless night weakens resolve in the face of doughnuts
Sleep loss changes brain activity, food preferences
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MMM, DOUGHNUTS When confronted with a picture of junk food, people who pulled all-nighters had boosted activity in the amygdala (left), a brain structure associated with the desire to eat, and reduced activity in regions of the cortex (right), which have been tied to food evaluation.
Matthew Walker et al.