According to research from the University of California’s Professor Itzhak Fried, sleep deprivation impacts the body similarly to alcohol.

According to the study, exhausted neurons react more slowly than usual and transmit weaker signals more slowly.

The researchers tested 12 tired epileptic patients by implanting electrodes into their brains, to pinpoint the origin of their seizures and discovered that a lack of sleep, limits neurons ability to function efficiently.

Inadequate sleep actually affects the brain like drinking too much alcohol.