Abstract
It is proposed that sleep is adaptive non-responding and that the sleep characteristics of particular species reflect the adaptive requirements for non-responding in the ecological niche of species. The ecological conditions which would modify sleep length, intermittency, and diurnal placement are discussed. Sleep is viewed as a form of instinctive behavior rather than a nutritional or need satisfying state.
Subject
Sensory Systems,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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