Sleep Ecophysiology: Integrating Neuroscience and Ecology.

Sleep Ecophysiology: Integrating Neuroscience and Ecology.

Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 Jun 1;

Authors: Aulsebrook AE, Jones TM, Rattenborg NC, Roth TC, Lesku JA

Abstract
Here, we propose an original approach to explain one of the great unresolved questions in animal biology: what is the function of sleep? Existing ecological and neurological approaches to this question have become roadblocks to an answer. Ecologists typically treat sleep as a simple behavior, instead of a heterogeneous neurophysiological state, while neuroscientists generally fail to appreciate the critical insights offered by the consideration of ecology and evolutionary history. Redressing these shortfalls requires cross-disciplinary integration. By bringing together aspects of behavioral ecology, evolution, and conservation with neurophysiology, we can achieve a more comprehensive understanding of sleep, including its implications for adaptive waking behavior and fitness.

PMID: 27262386 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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