Sleep is everywhere in the news these days – from the Nobel Prize being awarded for discoveries related to circadian rhythms to the epidemic of Sleep loss in modern developed nations and its impact on the quality of our lives.

Sleep is, after all, a vital – if long overlooked – aspect of our biology and our neurobiology in particular. We should pay attention to it.

Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. ― Thomas Dekker

In this engaging TED Talk, circadian neuroscientist Russell Foster outlines sleep’s importance to our health and well-being:

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