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Re:Researchers suggest that R.E.M. sleep serves to warm the ... by JohnJamesRambo on Sunday June 10, 2018 @07:31PM (#17280721)
Naps in the day have repeatedly been shown to be helpful and have positive health benefits. I’d say this anecdote is just like a lot of anecdotes passed down by humans and doesn’t match science.
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Re:Researchers suggest that R.E.M. sleep serves to warm the ... by arthurofbabylon on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:11PM (#17281465)
The anecdote does, in some ways, match science: hormones in the body operate on a schedule that is derived from specific frequencies of ambient light, and therefore ultimately the position of the sun.
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