Exploring The Function Of Sleep
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 17:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Is sleep essential? Ask that question to a sleep-deprived new parent or a student who has just pulled an "all-nighter," and the answer will be a grouchy, "Of course!" But to a sleep scientist, the question of what constitutes sleep is so complex that scientists are still trying to define the essential function of something we do every night.
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