Jellyfish 和 sea Anemones 展示了像睡眠一样的状态, 揭示了睡眠的进化 比想象中的要早。 Jellyfish and sea anemones show sleep-like states, revealing sleep evolved earlier than believed.

一项新研究显示,水母和海葵表现出类似于睡眠的行为,包括活动减少和反应能力下降,表明睡眠在动物史上比想象的要早得多地演变。 A new study shows jellyfish and sea anemones exhibit sleep-like behaviors, including reduced activity and decreased responsiveness, suggesting sleep evolved much earlier in animal history than thought. 尽管缺乏大脑,这些简单的生物展示了对福祉至关重要的休息阶段,暗示着各物种共享睡眠的基本生物学目的。 Despite lacking brains, these simple creatures display rest phases essential for well-being, hinting at a fundamental biological purpose for sleep shared across species. 研究结果可能有助于科学家了解睡眠在大脑功能中的作用,并导致更好地治疗人类睡眠失调症。 The findings may help scientists understand sleep’s role in brain function and lead to better treatments for human sleep disorders.