#568 Why don’t we move when we’re dreaming?
Why don’t we move when we’re dreaming? Chemicals in the brain inhibit the motor neurons and stop them from triggering the muscles. As well as this, the membrane potential in…
Why don’t we move when we’re dreaming? Chemicals in the brain inhibit the motor neurons and stop them from triggering the muscles. As well as this, the membrane potential in…
What causes narcolepsy? There are several possible causes. It could be a lack of the chemical hypocretin in the brain, but there are other possible causes as well. Narcolepsy is…
Do ants need to sleep? Ants do actually sleep, but not all at once. There are very few living organisms that don’t need to sleep. However, they all do it…
I learned this today. Animals can sleep standing up by locking a set of muscles and tendons in their legs, using gravity to lock a joint, or using a flexor…
I learned this today. Cats sleep as much as they do to conserve energy. Something we should probably learn from. Not that it’s today’s topic, but humans are the only…
I learned this today. Bats can sleep hanging upside down because they need to use muscles to open their claws but not to keep them closed. The main reason that…