Human Behavior: Sleep in Hunter-Gatherer Societies

John Peever; Richard L Horner

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.012

Human Behavior: Sleep in Hunter-Gatherer Societies

Curr Biol. 2015 Dec 7;25(23):R1133-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.012.

Authors

John Peever¹, Richard L Horner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada. Electronic address: john.peever@utoronto.ca.
² Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada.

PMID: 26654373
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.012

Abstract

How much would we sleep if we lived without the pressures and distractions associated with industrialized lifestyles? New research shows that hunter-gatherer societies sleep for 6-7 hours a night--a level similar to industrialized societies.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Sleep*