Psychology System Theory

Psychology System Theory

Psychology System Theory

Why do people sleep? What are the functions of sleep and dreaming? How do humans benefit from spending a third of their lives in an unconscious brain state?

Sleep is vital to every mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish on the planet. While bats spend 20 hours a day in the land of nod, humans require 8 hours and giraffes need only 2 hours of sleep! This observation has led to some evolutionary theories of sleep.