Info on Sleep "deprication"; respect your sleep yo!

Answer by Alex K. Chen:

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020221 –  No Rest for the Weary: Migrating Songbirds Keep Their Wits without Sleep

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/326/5955/1005.abstract – Amyloid-β Dynamics Are Regulated by Orexin and the Sleep-Wake Cycle

6-7 hours of sleep as optimal: (replicated across multiple studies)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7920197/Seven-hours-sleep-is-the-recipe-for-health.html

http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2002/02_08_Kripke.html

In fact, it suggests that 6-7 hours is optimal.

Study is here:

http://www.bmj.com/content/324/7335/446.6.full

Effects of Provigil:

What are some particularly good papers/academic resources about sleep deprivation?