“I have too much to do. I can sleep when I’m dead.” Sounds familiar? Why do we even bother spending a third of our lives unconscious? In this issue of the Snoozeletter (sorry for the pun), we drift off to dreamland to explore one of the most mysterious neurological phenomena of all time.
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Have you ever
wondered whether your pets dream (about you, hopefully) (pages 4-5)? Or
whether skipping a few hours of shuteye is a good idea? Spoiler alert: it’s not! You
need it to remember (page 6), to develop (page 11), and work on your fine motor skills (page 13). And with enough sleep deprivation, you will also learn how things go
downhill really fast (pages 9 and 14). Think that your sleeping patterns
probably don’t match a 9 to 5 schedule? Check out our article on social jetlag (page
7). We cover this year’s Nobel laureates’ work (page 6) and how it could affect
treatment of medical illnesses (page 10). So perhaps you shouldn’t feel so guilty
for having that session of Napflix & Chill.
Sounds interesting?
Well, we also talked to researchers working in a sleep lab (13), as sleep consultants (14), and even studying lucid dreaming (8). From the busiest human to the
humble jellyfi sh (page 5), we all need our shuteye. Or perhaps you are dreaming a
new collaborative research project? Hear about this year’s exciting DESIRE
conference from our correspondent Aliénor Ragot (14).
So put on your
pyjamas, crawl into bed with a glass of Glühwein, and get into December
hibernation-mode with some great writing from the Berlin neuroscience community.
Happy reading, and enjoy the winter holidays!
Constance
Holman & Helge Hasselmann
Co-editors-in-chief
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