Matthew Walker, “Sleep Insights” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Neuroscience
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Sleep Is the Biggest Mistake That Evolution Ever Made
Sleep paralysis is the worst thing that evolution could have ever designed. It prevents people from finding food, socialising or finding a mate. If sleep doesn't serve an absolutely vital function, it's the biggest mistake evolution ever made. Sleep has been ob ved in every species that we've studied to date. That tells us that sleep must be essential at the most basic of biological levels.
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