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- Title
Clues to the functions of mammalian sleep.
- Authors
Siegel, Jerome M
- Abstract
The functions of mammalian sleep remain unclear. Most theories suggest a role for non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep in energy conservation and in nervous system recuperation. Theories of REM sleep have suggested a role for this state in periodic brain activation during sleep, in localized recuperative processes and in emotional regulation. Across mammals, the amount and nature of sleep are correlated with age, body size and ecological variables, such as whether the animals live in a terrestrial or an aquatic environment, their diet and the safety of their sleeping site. Sleep may be an efficient time for the completion of a number of functions, but variations in sleep expression indicate that these functions may differ across species.
- Publication
Nature, 2005, Vol 437, Issue 7063, p1264
- ISSN
1476-4687
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature04285