How was your sleep research during the three-day Good Sleep Day event?

Our sleep tends to be shorter and shallower during the full moon. However, we found that on the night of the full moon during this Good Sleep Day event, all researchers’ worldwide average sleep duration was 5 min. and 42 sec. longer than average.

Sleep Report Details

Average sleep durations during Good Sleep Day compared to average sleep durations on the same days of the previous week.

May. 1 (Fri): 7 hrs. 34 min. (-1 min.)
May. 2 (Sat): 7 hrs. 43 min. (-2 min.)
May. 3 (Sun): 7 hrs. 34 min. (+20 min.)
Notes: The difference from the same days of the previous week is calculated separately for each of the three days.
Only users who tracked sleep once per day were included in these calculations.

Thank you all for sleeping more than usual to further your sleep research.

We plan to hold the next Good Sleep Day event on the following dates during the next full moon.
The next Good Sleep Day event will be from May. 30 to Jun. 1.

This Month’s Sleep Tip

Here’s this month’s sleep tip!
We hope all you researchers find this useful for your daily sleep.

Why Do We Need Sleep?

By sleeping, we are performing the regular upkeep of our brains. But the idea that we rest while we’re asleep may in fact be a misconception.

This is because our brains continue to be active even while we’re sleeping. Observing the nerve cell activity in the cerebral cortex of a sleeping person, we see that there is almost no difference from its activity while the person is awake. Because the nerve cells remain active, it seems a bit of a stretch to say that the brain is resting.

By the way, all animals on Earth that have nervous systems sleep.

Because we lose consciousness while we sleep, cutting us off from the outside world, sleep can be a very dangerous state for wild animals. This is of course, the same for humans. An animal that didn’t sleep would have a significant advantage over others, but no such animal has yet been discovered.

Therefore, it is thought that sleep must serve a crucial purpose that outweighs the risk it poses. But the specific details as to why we need sleep have yet to be explained.

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