Scientists Still Argue About How Sleep Works
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Why do we spend a third of our lives sleeping? Despite decades of research, scientists are still unraveling the mysteries of sleep. Discover the latest theories and why sleep remains one of nature's most intriguing puzzles. Chapters: 00:00 A third of your life 00:17 Three questions 00:38 An expensive habit 01:00 Even without a brain 01:33 Older than thinking 01:53 Faster than starvation 02:13 How they were kept awake 02:36 Fatal familial insomnia 02:59 The eleven-day case 03:22 Where it splits 03:36 Theory one: memory 03:57 The jellyfish problem 04:19 Theory two: turning it down 04:38 The evidence for it 04:56 Useful is not necessary 05:18 Theory three: cleaning 05:48 Why it caught on 06:03 Then 2024 06:21 How the field looks 06:45 Two hours or twenty 07:02 Nothing predicts it 07:23 Half a brain at a time 07:43 Negotiable 08:03 And then dreams 08:35 Probably not one function 08:59 The honest position 09:20 Carry it to bed
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