> Hot take: this sort of research may not justify public funding. Why not? Seems like an interesting route for maybe getting the first grip on "REM sleep"[1]

> Hot take: this sort of research may not justify public funding. Why not? Seems like an interesting route for maybe getting the first grip on "REM sleep"[1] since "visual input can be controlled in jumping spiders early on (unlike in humans)" and the spider nervous system is simpler (also people don't object _quite_ as much to people sticking probes in spider baby brains as much as human baby brains), any connections between visual stimulus and "REM sleep" can be investigated which -may- lead to advances in understanding our own sleep. [1] if that's what's happening - PZ Myers[2] suggests it may just be periods of alertness since they don't want to get eaten whilst asleep, obviously. [2] https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/08/10/do-spiders-dream-of-arthropod-sheep/ https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/08/10/do-spider...