Lack of sleep saps men's brain power

TheNorm · 20-07-2006, 18:46

From New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/...mg19125615.000):

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IF YOU have ever thought you were stupid to sleep with someone, consider this. Sharing your bed could actually make you stupid if you are a man - at least temporarily.

At last - an excuse I can live with!

bopdude · 20-07-2006, 18:55

I'll go for that

at last, scientific proof

luftys · 20-07-2006, 19:00

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From New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/...mg19125615.000):

At last - an excuse I can live with!

but its only temporarily

what the womens excuse?

kronas · 20-07-2006, 19:10

so basically - for men - have sex, go to bed alone= better sleep and cognitive response... "luv can you sleep on the couch'

Wicked_and_Crazy · 20-07-2006, 19:14

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so basically - for men - have sex, go to bed alone= better sleep and cognitive response... "luv can you sleep on the couch'

so whats your excuse

MadGamer · 20-07-2006, 19:21

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so basically - for men - have sex, go to bed alone= better sleep and cognitive response... "luv can you sleep on the couch'

so whats your excuse

He hasnt got one

kronas · 20-07-2006, 19:22

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so whats your excuse

i do go to bed alone, but nobody to have intimate relations with, im not going for a prostitute

Wicked_and_Crazy · 20-07-2006, 19:23

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He hasnt got one

Judging by your age you are still studying for your degree in stating the obvious

MadGamer · 20-07-2006, 19:25

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He hasnt got one

Judging by your age you are still studying for your degree in stating the obvious

err yeah, and hopefully a BTEC National Diploma in I.T

Skatoony · 20-07-2006, 21:29

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Judging by your age you are still studying for your degree in stating the obvious

greencreeper · 20-07-2006, 22:41

I can't share a bed - just can't sleep. I tend to nap in the chair until he's gone, then return to bed for the rest of the day. Assuming there's a he to go - which more often than not, there isn't

Marge · 20-07-2006, 22:48

Sharing a bed may make a man stupid but he still retains the instinct to pinch the quilt and hog most of the bed not matter how much of a deep sleep he's in

homealone · 20-07-2006, 23:11

hmm - maybe why me & Mrs Gaz have single beds - I 'twitch' , apparently

SnoopZ · 20-07-2006, 23:17

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hmm - maybe why me & Mrs Gaz have single beds - I 'twitch' , apparently

Is that an excuss for your snoring mate ?

Mum says dad used to play football in bed. Apparently he kicked the radiator and broke his toe once.

Pumpkin · 20-07-2006, 23:32

But is this just like a mans cold really being pneumonia or a backache being a torn muscle? Sorry for the raging sterotypes but it does support my argument and I'm prepared to accept that women do the same thing - but I'll need proof

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Afterall this study is about how the participants perceived the quality of their sleep as well as the various body readings taken during the sleep period. My fella insists it takes him ages to fall asleep when really he's asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow, personal perception is a powerful thing.

And is this just an excuse to give certain men carte blanche over all the rubbish mistakes they make? The ultimate 'get out of jail free card', all sentences/arguments would start with 'I'm sorry darling but I didn't sleep so that why I didn't ......'