Tiny Cavefish May Help Humans Evolve to Require Very Little Sleep 2 (VIDEO)

Florida Atlantic University

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For the study, the researchers recorded the cavefish under infrared light set up in individual tanks. They automated video-tracking software that told them when the fish were inactive and they defined sleep as one minute of immobility because it correlated with changes in arousal threshold.

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Pavel Masek

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