A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics in Germany has documented a finding that transforms the understanding of animal rest. For the first time, it has been observed that fish — in particular zebrafish (Danio rerio) — experience four distinct sleep states, of which three include eye movements. This study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, questions the belief that only mammals and …
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A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics in Germany has documented a finding that transforms the understanding of animal rest. For the first time, it has been observed that fish — in particular zebrafish (Danio rerio) — experience four distinct sleep states, of which three include eye movements. This study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, questions the belief that only mammals and …