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by throw0101c 750 days ago
If anyone wants to learn more I found Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker to be a good read:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Sleep

* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34466963-why-we-sleep

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Walker_(scientist)

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That book is full of scientific errors and probably one of the most misleading pop-science books in recent history

https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/

Would you recommend some more? Really interested in that topic but find it difficult to find a good sources
Try the classic from 1976 to get an idea of what thinking on this was at the time funding for sleep science started: Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep (Dement, 1976, 1978): https://archive.org/details/somemustwatchwhi00dem_3n2 (1978 edition)