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Attention and learning are frequently grouped as fundamental cognitive processes that are both supported by sleep {fact:2, fact:3, fact:4, fact:5} and are cited as examples of 'easy' cognitive problems in the context of consciousness studies [1].

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How Lack of Sleep Impacts Cognitive Performance and Focus sleepfoundation.org Sleep Foundation 2 facts

claimHigh-quality sleep fosters attention and concentration, which are prerequisites for most learning.

claimA lack of sleep reduces a person's attention, learning, and processing capabilities, and has been found to induce effects similar to being drunk, which slows down thinking and reaction time.

Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net Journal of Consciousness Studies 1 fact

claimDavid Chalmers argues that Patricia Churchland mischaracterizes his 'easy' versus 'hard' problem distinction by framing it as a division between specific cognitive problems like attention, learning, and memory on one hand, and the problem of consciousness on the other.

How Sleep Deprivation Impacts Mental Health columbiapsychiatry.org Columbia University Department of Psychiatry 1 fact

claimSleep supports cognitive skills including attention, learning, and memory, and poor sleep can impair the ability to perceive the world accurately and cope with minor stressors.

Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency - How Sleep Affects Your Health nhlbi.nih.gov National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 1 fact

claimSleep helps the brain form new pathways to learn and remember information, and studies show that a good night's sleep improves learning, problem-solving skills, attention, decision-making, and creativity.