Is Sleep Essential?

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Is Sleep Essential?

http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.13...
Scanned by: Mielle Sullivan 4 months ago

But what if the search for an essential function of sleep is misguided? What if sleep is not required but rather a kind of extreme indolence that animals indulge in when they have no more pressing needs, such as eating or reproducing? In many circumstances sleeping may be a less dangerous choice than roaming around, wasting energy and exposing oneself to predators.

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