The Sleepless Ape : The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samson, David R.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution--and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep today Despite sleep's critical role in maintaining health and cognitive function, humans sleep less than any other primate.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Part 1. The Human Sleep Paradox

1. The Sengele Mystery

2. The Deadly Curse of Sleeplessness

3. Sapiens Sleep

4. Sleep Physics

Part 2. The Strange Story of Extraordinary Human Sleep

5. From a Sleepy to Sleepless Ape

6. From Nest to Shell

7. The Human Shell: The Sleep Revolution Evolution

8. The Dreaming Ape Simulation

Part 3. The Sleep Enlightenment

9. Should We Paleo Sleep?

10. Sleep Epidemic or Sleep Enlightenment?

Martian Sleep

11. Humanity in Sync

References

Illustration Credits

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Samson, David R. The Sleepless Ape

ISBN:

9780691259710

OCLC:

1581931058