Captain Birds Eyes behaviour raises questions about sleep loss.
''Macbeth shall sleep no more."
The military are very interested in research into the effects of sleep-loss and whether neuro-modulaters
and design drugs can abolish sleep. A designer age of customised sleep ?
The Director of Sleep Research at Sussex University advises that dolphins, which would drown if they slept totaly,
rest half the brain at a time. Whales meanwhile muti-task the sleeping to many different parts of the brain.
Any prescription has to better than those of ancient days which included the following remedies for sleeplessness:-
#Anointing the feet with squashed doormouse.
#Cleaning the teeth with the earwax of dogs.
Tiredness can affect your reaction times. So before you stretch yourself wirh DW combat, see how alert
you are with this game and test the impact of a cup of tea or coffee on your performance.
Take the Sheep Dash Test at:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/
Are you a :-
Sluggish Snail.
Ambling armidillo.
Bobbing bobcat.
Rocketing rabbit.
Turbo-charged cheeetah. ?
And if you are really awake take the 'Face memory test.' -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/tmt/
