Actually, I thought the Indus Dolphin was noted for micro-sleep, geeting its full ration of sleep in naps of seconds in duration. Seals used the left brain/right brain strategy when in open water so the active brain could keep a flipper moving just enough to keep the head above water.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 3/4/2008 11:29 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Dolphins' sleep behavior All dolphins do this. Not just those in the River Ganges--i never knew that dolphins lived in rivers! Indeed a google search confirms this odd bit of trivial knowledge. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:41:36 -0500 >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] Dolphins' sleep behavior >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Dolphins in the River Ganges have an interestng > sleep pattern: when one brain hemisphere is > asleep,the opposite one is awake and vice-versa. > Reminds me of a statistics prof I had in grad > school. > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
