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The Mysteries of Sleep
Why do we sleep? You know that scientists still don’t have a common understanding to this question. Sleep is not really the opposite of being awake. I mean, your brain is still doing a lot while you’re sleeping. Some animals actually really do sleep with “one eye open”. These animals undergo something called unihemispherical sleep. Each eye is connected to the opposite half of the brain. Half their brain actually goes to sleep and the corresponding (opposite) eye closes.
Here’s my glimpse into the future — What if humans could gain this power? To go to sleep (and provide whatever benefits sleep affords the brain) and still be able to be conscious with the other side of their brain? We could get MORE out of life! Or could we?
5 Comments
1. Leigh replies at 10th August 2007, 1:55 am :
Speaking as someone who constantly struggles with insomnia, I would find it heavenly to be able to sleep for 9 hours a night with BOTH eyes closed! LOL
2. Anon A. Mus replies at 23rd August 2007, 2:15 pm :
Would we be able to get anything done or would it be like being a passenger stuck in a car while the driver takes a snooze? If nothing else, I guess one side of my brain could catch up on all the shows that I’ve missed…
3. ONwebCHECK (1 comments.) replies at 10th September 2007, 8:40 pm :
The little dragon on the pictures seems to sleep for a loooooong time.
4. chilli (13 comments.) replies at 16th October 2007, 12:04 am :
every human being should at least sleep 14 hours a day. the time to go to bed is 4am. that´s what my doctor told me….NOT! actually that´s what i´m doing from time to time.
5. Hoto (11 comments.) replies at 17th October 2007, 10:58 pm :
how long we got to sleep every day ? more then 2 hours ??? i think 6 hour will be ok.
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