Cognitive fatigue
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Cognitive fatigue (also called exhaustion, tiredness, lethargy, languidness, languor, lassitude, and listlessness) is medically recognized as a state usually associated with a weakening or depletion of one's mental resources.12 The intensity and duration of this effect typically depends on the substance consumed and its dosage. It can also be further exacerbated by various factors such as a lack of sleep3 or food4. These feelings of exhaustion involve a wide variety of symptoms which generally include some or all of the following effects:
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