Vertebrate Physiology

CBS is not typically a good source for science articles, but this is a very nice read on the science of sleep. They mention some of the aspects that we talked about in class- the need for sleep, how it affects learning and memory, and perhaps most importantly, the link between sleep and attention. People getting the shortened sleeps that the average college student experiences would drift into microsleeps (a few seconds)– enough to drive off a road. Something to think about when driving home after a week of studying for finals.