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Sophisticated sleep improves our brains
Author(s) -
Hunter Philip
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201642044
Subject(s) - newspaper , sleep (system call) , civilization , mental health , psychology , history , sociology , media studies , psychiatry , computer science , operating system , archaeology
Sleep contributes to humankind's unique cognitive abilities and our mental and physical health. Recent research on the evolution and importance of sleep suggests that sleep is vital to learning and could become an important component of therapies for various mental disorders.