Evolutionary Evidence

The video discusses REM sleep behavioral disorder, where the paralysis during REM sleep is impaired, causing individuals to act out dreams, sometimes violently. It highlights the evolutionary importance of sleep, despite its vulnerabilities, quoting Alan Rexhaffen on sleep's vital function. Sleep's persistence across species suggests its essential biological role, alongside eating, drinking, and reproducing, though its exact purpose remains a mystery.

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