Curr Biol January 2024 PMID 38141616

Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination.

Melanie Furrer, Sara A Meier, Maxime Jan, Paul Franken, Monica A Sundset, Steven A Brown, Gabriela C Wagner, Reto Huber

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Abstract in brief

  • Reindeer in the Arctic adapt their sleep patterns based on seasonal changes and activity levels, showing smaller sleep rebounds during summer and fall compared to winter.
  • During rumination, reindeer experience a decrease in slow-wave activity (SWA), indicating they can still sleep while eating, which helps maintain their functions despite extreme environmental conditions.
  • These adaptations in sleep regulation, including reduced sleep need during rumination, likely support continuous feeding and survival in the Arctic's challenging and fluctuating environment.

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Dovkolabotanika vulgaris
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10 Північним оленям потрібний вільний ̶в̶і̶д̶ ̶р̶о̶с̶і̶я̶н̶ час і простір, щоб бути тихими та мирними. Нова стаття показує , як олені втілюють цю концепцію в життя. Стаття: M. Furre et al. Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination. Current Biology. 2023.

Dec 29, 2023 · 30 likes · 6,108 followers View post →
Satchin Panda
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How Reindeers sleep? Sleep recording from four Reindeers in Norway show they sleep differently in winter (24 h dark), summer (24h light) and in fall (long day). In summer, Reindeers can "almost sleep" while ruminating/digesting their food. https://t.co/57gw8NpuZd https://t.co/dshQX7BLSb

Jan 4, 2024 · 25 likes · 4 shares · 52,461 followers View post →
Vlad Vyazovskiy
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination: Current Biology https://t.co/mivahmC8WU

Dec 22, 2023 · 22 likes · 4 shares · 2,305 followers View post →
Reto Huber
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination: Current Biology https://t.co/4ySkH0TiJ3

Dec 22, 2023 · 7 likes · 1 share · 296 followers View post →
Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination ! https://t.co/63HsUCpQGU Great paper from @KispiZuerich @UZH_IPT ! One could therefore conclude: ruminants might be the mammal group that even found a way to make sleep have a double function. https://t.co/Bkm0jJRDba

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Trending in #Biology: https://t.co/HooA5saPuz 1) Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination (@CurrentBiology) 2) An individual with Sarmatian-related ancestry in Roman Britain (@CurrentBiology) 3) Neurophysiological synchronization in group-living & sleeping https://t.co/unaQVcKbCs

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Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination ! https://t.co/63HsUCpQGU Great paper from @KispiZuerich @UZH_IPT ! One could therefore conclude: ruminants might be the mammal group that even found a way to make sleep have a double function. https://t.co/Bkm0jJRDba

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RT @SatchinPanda: How Reindeers sleep? Sleep recording from four Reindeers in Norway show they sleep differently in winter (24 h dark), su…

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Satchin Panda
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How Reindeers sleep? Sleep recording from four Reindeers in Norway show they sleep differently in winter (24 h dark), summer (24h light) and in fall (long day). In summer, Reindeers can "almost sleep" while ruminating/digesting their food. https://t.co/57gw8NpuZd https://t.co/dshQX7BLSb

Jan 4, 2024 · 25 likes · 4 shares · 52,461 followers View post →
Agnes Werpachowska
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What a find! Gives totally new meaning to Floyds' singing "The lunatics are on the grass"

Dec 29, 2023 · 76 followers View post →
Dovkolabotanika vulgaris
@botanikafake · X

10 Північним оленям потрібний вільний ̶в̶і̶д̶ ̶р̶о̶с̶і̶я̶н̶ час і простір, щоб бути тихими та мирними. Нова стаття показує , як олені втілюють цю концепцію в життя. Стаття: M. Furre et al. Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination. Current Biology. 2023.

Dec 29, 2023 · 30 likes · 6,108 followers View post →
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Ilana Kolodkin-Gal
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This is the cutest teaser that makes some of us consider studying the reindeer #microbiome. On this work at @CurrentBiology DOI:https://t.co/ZbZtqUGtGZ https://t.co/Ysa3HIQNHD

Dec 26, 2023 · 1 like · 548 followers View post →
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Dec 25, 2023 · 260 followers View post →
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RT @Science_Release: [原著論文&画像引用元] Melanie Furrer, et al. "Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination". Current Biology, 202…

Dec 25, 2023 · 1 share · 1,105 followers View post →
彩恵りり
@Science_Release · X

[原著論文&画像引用元] Melanie Furrer, et al. "Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination". Current Biology, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.012 https://t.co/jtWpNbvizx

Dec 25, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 44,693 followers View post →
新しい天使
@neostenshi · X

【トナカイは食事と睡眠を同時にとる】トナカイは反芻しながら睡眠をとります。クリスマスがあまりに忙しいので獲得した生態か!? 諸説あり(ガセを捏造する際の常套手段)

Dec 24, 2023 · 4,105 followers View post →
Kat Fu, M.S., M.S.
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Dec 24, 2023 · 3 likes · 18,059 followers View post →
Jeanne Timmons
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination Melanie Furrer, Sara A. Meier, Maxime Jan, Paul Franken, Monica A. Sundset, Steven A. Brown, Gabriela C. Wagner, Reto Huber www.cell.com/current-biol...

Dec 24, 2023 · 1 like View post →
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination https://t.co/nCexIoXaA9 https://t.co/v8Gvek9ySg

Dec 24, 2023 · 99 followers View post →
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Dec 23, 2023 · 1 share · 300 followers View post →
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Reto Huber
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Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination: Current Biology https://t.co/4ySkH0TiJ3

Dec 22, 2023 · 7 likes · 1 share · 296 followers View post →
Andy_Weeble_Weaver
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The paper in "Current Biology" the above "New Scientist" article is based upon, & links to: “Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination” 2/2 https://t.co/s7d6m4wBap

Dec 22, 2023 · 4,315 followers View post →
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Vlad Vyazovskiy
@VVyazovskiy · X

Reindeer in the Arctic reduce sleep need during rumination: Current Biology https://t.co/mivahmC8WU

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