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Clues to the functions of mammalian sleep

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  • Jerome M. Siegel

    (Neurobiology Research 151A3, VA GLAHS Sepulveda, UCLA School of Medicine)

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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.

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  • Jerome M. Siegel, 2005. "Clues to the functions of mammalian sleep," Nature, Nature, vol. 437(7063), pages 1264-1271, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:437:y:2005:i:7063:d:10.1038_nature04285
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04285
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