Don’t sleep on good sleep.

Recent research suggests skipping shuteye can cause issues that are shockingly similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease patients.

A team of researchers from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria analyzed sleep-centric medical studies published over the last quarter century to better understand how a lack of sleep affects the brain.

The team specifically compiled research that focused on key themes, including “sleep deprivation,” “memory consolidation” and the “hippocampus.”

In its analysis, the team discovered that even relatively brief periods of insomnia or sleep deprivation can adversely affect cognitive function.…