Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2017 Oct 9;27(19):R1060-R1062.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.024.

Sleep Origins: Restful Jellyfish Are Sleeping Jellyfish

John A Lesku  1 , Linh M T Ly  2
Affiliations
Free article
Comment

Sleep Origins: Restful Jellyfish Are Sleeping Jellyfish

John A Lesku et al. Curr Biol. .
Free article

Abstract

What is the 'simplest' animal that sleeps? When did sleep first evolve? Do all animals sleep? Tantalizing hints to answers come from new research showing that jellyfish, one of the earliest evolving groups of animals, have a sleep-like restful state.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

  • The Jellyfish Cassiopea Exhibits a Sleep-like State.
    Nath RD, Bedbrook CN, Abrams MJ, Basinger T, Bois JS, Prober DA, Sternberg PW, Gradinaru V, Goentoro L. Nath RD, et al. Curr Biol. 2017 Oct 9;27(19):2984-2990.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.014. Epub 2017 Sep 21. Curr Biol. 2017. PMID: 28943083 Free PMC article.

LinkOut - more resources