Katya convinces herself that the best way to prepare for her final exam tomorrow is to pull an 'all-nighter' studying while artificially maintaining her energy with pot after pot of caffeinated coffee.Ironically,the research into the effects of sleep-deprivation on the brain have found that:
A) extended periods of sleep can be just as disruptive to long-term potentiation as extended periods of wakefulness.
B) long-term potentiation seems to be most likely to occur when an organism is well-rested.
C) long-term potentiation is least likely to occur in the mornings.
D) the effects of sleep deprivation on long-term potentiation have been found to be nonexistent, but the ingestion of caffeine severely diminishes long-term potentiation.

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Research has shown that long-term potentiation, a process important for memory formation, is most likely to occur when an organism is well-rested. This means that Katya's decision to stay up all night studying and consuming caffeine could actually be counterproductive in the long run as it may impair her ability to form and retain new memories for her exam.

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