If you’re not a student who came from another planet, then you must have experienced sleep problems while studying. However, nobody takes it seriously other than memers who take this topic as a source of their memes. I love exploring the facts behind undiscovered things. So, I did extensive research finding the surprising facts behind this problem— even opening my eyes wider and wider to accept what I found.
Research shows that the student’s interest level and tendency to learn new things faster increases as their exams get closer to them. It’s not like nature gifted this system to the students to let them get help through it in exams. It’s because their interest level rises as their exams get closer. In that case, they don’t feel asleep as they used to on normal days. On normal days, some students, even if they strive to take an interest, can’t ignore the sleeping signals. But how does it happen?
Unlike exam days, your interest level in your studies is less on normal days. You don’t feel pleasant or much motivated. Even if you’re a brilliant student, you can’t ignore this fact. The nucleus accumbens, the part of our brain, is associated with pleasure and motivation. We generally know melatonin is responsible for inducing sleep, but surprisingly, the nucleus accumbens also produces sleep in unusual cases. When you’re not serious or uninterested in your studies, your body loses motivating stimuli. The brain gets fake signals that it’s time to sleep. So, it loses its function and lets you stay in your comfort zone even though it’s a serious matter of your career.
