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I guess we can know what sleep is for by looking at what happens if we, or other animals, are prevented from sleeping. "Sleepiness" isn't just an urge, but an imperative which is torture if not obeyed. Hallucinations, irritability, and eventually death due to immune system degradation occurs, (at least in rats, dunno about humans) and this happens more quickly than starvation. Seems to me that what we don't know is not the "why" of sleep, but the exact pathways by which these malfunctions are caused, {{unsigned ip|108.162.245.117}} | I guess we can know what sleep is for by looking at what happens if we, or other animals, are prevented from sleeping. "Sleepiness" isn't just an urge, but an imperative which is torture if not obeyed. Hallucinations, irritability, and eventually death due to immune system degradation occurs, (at least in rats, dunno about humans) and this happens more quickly than starvation. Seems to me that what we don't know is not the "why" of sleep, but the exact pathways by which these malfunctions are caused, {{unsigned ip|108.162.245.117}} | ||
:The referenced national geographic article has an interesting section on "fatal familial insomnia" in humans. [[User:Nealmcb|Nealmcb]] ([[User talk:Nealmcb|talk]]) 14:33, 24 March 2014 (UTC) | :The referenced national geographic article has an interesting section on "fatal familial insomnia" in humans. [[User:Nealmcb|Nealmcb]] ([[User talk:Nealmcb|talk]]) 14:33, 24 March 2014 (UTC) | ||
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