The sleep paradox: why do humans sleep so little when we need it so much?

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The sleep paradox: why do humans sleep so little when we need it so much?

The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution David R. Samson Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Sleep deprivation disrupts memory: here’s why For millennia, philosophers have argued over why …

The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution David R. Samson Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Sleep deprivation disrupts memory: here’s why For millennia, philosophers have argued over why humans sleep and dream. In his fourth-century- bc treatise On Sleep and Sleeplessness , the philosopher Aristotle argued that sleep is a necessary, natural suspension of consciousness that allows the body and soul to recover. …

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