animal behavior, animal research, brain activity, dreaming in animals, marine biology, neuroscience, nrem sleep, octopuses, rem sleep, sleep patterns
Octopuses are not only wonderfully strange, but they are also intellectually fascinating. These boneless, shape-morphing, and color-changing creatures have fascinating features such as three hearts, pulsating veins, ink sacs to ward off predators, and an elaborate brain. Researchers recently found yet another exciting thing about octopuses — they sleep, and maybe even dream, just like ...
Your brain has many functions that you are not conscious of. Have you ever wondered why you can’t sleep in a new place and you prefer to sleep in your own bed? Science now has the answer. As it turns out, when someone says they’re going to sleep “with one eye open,” that’s exactly what ...
Good sleep patterns or routines are the best health regime. Six to 8 hours of sleep a day is appropriate, while too much or too little sleep is harmful to your health. Excessive sleeping reduces the rate of metabolism and the excretion of wastes accumulated in the body. Middle-aged and elderly people who sleep for ...