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Do Reptiles Sleep Like Humans?

Do Reptiles Dream The Way Humans Do?

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – Research in a German laboratory involving five lizards called Australian bearded dragons indicates that these reptiles may dream and could prompt a fundamental reassessment of the evolution of sleep.

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Epileptic Seizures Could Be Linked To Sleep Deprivation

Epilepsy sleep study finds sleep deprivation is a trigger for epileptic seizuresThe medical community has long known that people who suffer from epilepsy experience sudden electrical activity in the brain, and now there is significant evidence suggesting that sleep – particularly sleep deprivation – can trigger epileptic seizures.

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