active adjective (GRAMMAR) âº grammar [ not gradable ] describing a verb or sentence in which the subject is the person or thing that does what is stated: In Alex gave me a gift, the verb give is active, and in I was given a gift by Alex, give is passive.
A single night of sleep deprivation can impact a person's ability to coordinate eye movements with steering. Share: Results of the study showed that, in all drivers, sleep deprivation adversely affected their ability to coordinate eye movements when steering.
But over the long term, a person's growth may be affected by not getting the full amount of sleep. That's because growth hormone is normally released during sleep. If someone consistently gets too little sleep (known as sleep deprivation), growth hormone is suppressed. Lack of sleep also can affect other hormones. Studies show that sleep deprivation is linked to obesity and diabetes.