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Does sleep deprivation permanently affect intelligence?

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This is not the kind of question science will ever definitively be able to answer, however...... we do know that sleep deprivation causes lasting and permanent damage to the brain. read more

So in the long-term this will affect your intelligence significantly. And to answer your other question. He/she will recover his/her intelligence when they start sleeping normally, relearn everything they learned while sleep deprived, and exercise their memory/coordination/etc. read more

Overall, the relationship between sleep and depression is still very poorly understood. Although acute sleep deprivation has this anti-depressant effect, chronic sleep restriction can worsen mood, and chronic insomnia is an important risk factor for developing depression. read more

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