In article <eaj$40#GAHA.369 at cpmsnbbsa07>,
"Gary Forbis" <GaryForbis at email.msn.com> wrote:
> "George Bajszar" <gyuri at usa.net> wrote in message news:8pi2p7
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> > Perhaps sleeping has yet another purpose.
>> While several functions might be performed in humans during sleep
> it seems to me it's purpose is to select habitat. Animals have cycles
> of activities. Few need brain garbage collection cycles. I guess
this
> is a quibble.
Every mammal must sleep. Sleep is not enough, dreams play a big role.
Without dreams, a person goes insane quickly, the neural networks melt
down to a random mess. Doesn't that suggest that reorganization or
garbage collection of information in the brain is taking place?
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