Naked Science

Dead Tired (7x12)

Air date: Jun 17, 2010

Chronically cheating on a good night's sleep has been linked to numerous maladies including diabetes, depression, being overweight, and heart problems. In this episode, researchers take a healthy 25-year-old and cut his sleep from eight hours a night to just three. Within just a week, he looses lucidity and even drives while asleep.