We don't know how sleep evolved - Deepstash
We don't know how sleep evolved

We don't know how sleep evolved

  • Research has linked sleep with memory processing, emotional stability and even cleansing.
  • Most animals have their own circadian rhythm, or body clock. Even the cells in the body have a rhythm, so it's vital for organisms to have a way to sync these.

Perhaps sleep arose to group the body's processes, ensuring that specific processes don't conflict with one another.

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