Sound reasons for unsound sleep: Comparative support for the sentinel hypothesis in industrial and nonindustrial groups.
Leela McKinnonEric C ShattuckDavid R SamsonPublished in: Evolution, medicine, and public health (2022)
Consistent with principles central to evolutionary medicine, we propose that evolved mechanisms to increase vigilance during sleep may now be mismatched with relatively safer environments, and in part responsible for driving poor sleep health.