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How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?

Podcast: Unhealthy Curiosity · Dr Sarah Holper

Opublikowano: 2026-06-14

In one experiment, a man who didn't sleep for a week ended up sobbing about an imaginary gorilla. This episode explores what science has uncovered about the effects of sleep deprivation, from hallucinations to frank psychosis – and whether the brain recovers afterwards.