ABSTRACT
We.sleep.in.order.to.be.less.sleepy..This.tautological.assertion.is.as.flawed.as. suggesting.that.we.eat.in.order.to.be.less.hungry.
We. do,. of. course.. But. the. behavioral. drive. to. eat. merely. motivates. our. consumption.of.foods.that,.in.turn,.bestow.nourishments.to.key.physiologic. functions.. But. if. sleep. is. like. food-supplying. essential. elements. to. the. body-what.physiologic.processes.does.sleep.provide?.Among.many.(nonexclusive).candidates,.increasing.evidence.asserts.that.sleep.is.essential.for. several.critical.brain.functions,.including.certain.kinds.cognitive.processing. such.as.memory.consolidation.and.memory.integration.
