This is pop-psychology garbage. Pat yourself on the back and feel good about agreeing with something obvious.
Drugs are bad, m'kay. Sleep deprivation is bad, m'kay?
This is linked to that. Broad sweeping statistics seem to indicate whatever. Someday science will know more, but gosh Mr. Science sure could know a lot more right now. So many millions of numbers, and then there's people who do such and such. We're only beginning to unravel the mysteries of faith.
Not much to say about why brain cells die. Not much to say about the specific mechanics of any direct outcome, or why the brain actually needs up to a third of it's time wound down to a state of minimal activity, or what really happens during that downtime.
But 99% of all boogey men are sleep deprived. Furthermore here is a glossary of mental illnesses from the hall of fame of DSM V diagnosis, that everyone's sure to recognize, and sleep deprivation can be tied to all of them with delicious weasle words. Yay!
