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. 2016 Mar;17(3):296-9.
doi: 10.15252/embr.201642044. Epub 2016 Feb 8.

Sophisticated sleep improves our brains: Our advanced cognitive and social skills might derive from the evolution of improved sleep quality; today, sleep therapy could help with mental health issues and learning

Philip Hunter  1
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Sophisticated sleep improves our brains: Our advanced cognitive and social skills might derive from the evolution of improved sleep quality; today, sleep therapy could help with mental health issues and learning

Philip Hunter. EMBO Rep. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

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.

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