Each of these creatures has adapted to its environment in amazing ways. For humans, sleep is necessary to recharge our bodies and minds. But did you know that not all animals sleep the way we do?
Some animals hardly rest, while others never really sleep at all! This might sound impossible to us, but it's perfectly normal for them. They have some lifestyles that don't require the kind of ...
Recent research on animal sleep behavior has revealed that sleep is influenced by the animals around them. Olive baboons, for instance, sleep less as group sizes increase, while mice can ...
Gina Mason receives funding from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (grant #334-BS-24). The views expressed herein are her own, and do not represent the official views of the ...
Since sleep is controlled in part by the circadian rhythm, the team first investigated changes in this internal clock in ataxic mice. They recorded how often the animals used a running wheel to ...
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