Article 32THW Caught napping: snoozing jellyfish prove a brain isn't necessary for sleep

Caught napping: snoozing jellyfish prove a brain isn't necessary for sleep

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Scientists made the discovery by observing the primitive jellyfish Cassiopea, which has no central nervous system

Snoozing jellyfish have confirmed that a brain is not necessary for sleep.

Scientists made the discovery after observing a primitive jellyfish called Cassiopea that lives upside down on the sea floor and lacks any kind of central nervous system.

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