Sleep Evolution News Today

Heres how brainless creatures like jellyfish have shown sleep behaviour Heres how brainless creatures like jellyfish have shown sleep behaviour A Jellyfish Named Cassiopea Who Are The Only Members Of The Family Cassiopeidae Was Put To Observation And Showed Decreased Pulse Rate By One Third. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Shambhudeep Hore | Updated on: 24 Sep 2017, 07:34:01 PM New Delhi : The debate and research surrounding sleep goes a long way. To study the...

Close Researchers of a new study recently identified a state akin to sleep in a tiny, freshwater animal, also known as "hydra," which has simple anatomy and doesnt have a brain. Such a finding, as reported by Live Science, appears to oppose the common knowledge that the brain needs sleep to function properly. It turns out, based on what the researchers discovered, one does not require a brain to sleep. According to Japan-based Kyushu University assistant professor Taichi Itoh, they currently h...