New Understandings About Sleep: One of Our Biggest Enduring Mysteries

Why do we sleep, anyway?

http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/why-do-we-sleep

The science of our “internal” time

https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/05/11/internal-time-till-roenneber/?mc_cid=4940b25265&mc_eid=27d5bd322f

As we age and undergo a variety of developmental changes, sleep patterns change as well

http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/science/variations/changes-in-sleep-with-age

Recent findings suggest that sleep removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake. 

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Understanding-Sleep

The science of sleep: Dreaming, depression, and how REM sleep regulates negative emotions

https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/08/13/the-twenty-four-hour-mind-rosalind-cartwright/

Why dreaming may be important for your health

https://time.com/4970767/rem-sleep-dreams-health/

There’s money to be made- $$$$ -tech titans and start-ups repackage rest as the ultimate wellness cure.

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/the-business-of-sleep



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