In April the Sleep Education Blog examined the question of why we sleep. Research has been exploring complex answers to this simple question. But a definitive explanation continues to be elusive; the question remains an “unsolved mystery.” Now an editorial by UCLA’s Jerome Siegel suggests that sleep may not fulfill [...]
Over the weekend a New York Times editorial longingly observed how “effortlessly” farm animals seem to sleep. In contrast, people seem to work at sleeping – or at avoiding sleep as much as possible. “What a lot of shut-eye all the other species get, and how sleep-deprived [...]
An article from the University of Wisconsin takes a closer look at the research team that just published a new study on sleep and memory. It explains how their research is taking the study of sleep and memory in new directions. It also examines the question that [...]
