Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160428152134.htm
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Do bearded dragons dream? Reptiles share sleep patterns with mammals and birds
Brain sleep appeared early in vertebrate evolution. Researchers describe the existence of REM and slow-wave sleep in the Australian dragon, with many common features with mammalian sleep: a phase characterized by low frequency/high amplitude average brain activity and rare and bursty neuronal firing (slow-wave sleep); another characterized by awake-like brain activity and rapid eye movements.
Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160428152134.htm
Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160428152134.htm
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