articlePLoS BiologyAug 22, 2008GOLD OA

Is Sleep Essential?

CCChiara CirelliGTGiulio Tononi

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Abstract

No current hypothesis can explain why animals need to sleep. Yet, sleep is universal, tightly regulated, and cannot be deprived without deleterious consequences. This suggests that searching for a core function of sleep, particularly at the cellular level, is still a worthwhile exercise.

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  • Biology
  • Sleep (system call)
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