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Interesting hypothesis. Whenever an article like this comes around, I'm reminded how little we really know about sleep. How did it start? Why is it necessary at
by tribune 11y ago
Interesting hypothesis. Whenever an article like this comes around, I'm reminded how little we really know about sleep. How did it start? Why is it necessary at all? Hopefully studying the sleep of other animals will reveal some of it's mysteries. For now, though, asking "Why do we sleep?" seems like asking "Why is water wet?".
- mixmastamyk 11y agoWe are the product of our environment, a spinning rock. Conserving energy during the inevitable night cycle has been found to be more successful than fighting it.
- blacksmith_tb 11y agoWell, there was the "washes the brain" mouse study[1] a couple of years ago, which is at least suggestive. 1: http://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-sleep-clears-brain http://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-slee...