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University of Bonn biologists test whether jumping spiders show REM-like sleep
Researchers at the University of Bonn's Institute of Organismic Biology have studied the Australian jumping spider Portia fimbriata to see whether it shows a sleep stage similar to REM sleep.
Why it matters: Biologists at the University of Bonn's Institute of Organismic Biology have studied whether REM-like sleep can be observed in the jumping spider Portia fimbriata.
The University of Bonn said researchers at its Institute of Organismic Biology have studied the behaviour of the Australian jumping spider Portia fimbriata.
According to the university, the study asked whether spiders show a sleep stage similar to REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
The university noted that humans and vertebrates pass through several sleep stages, including REM sleep, which involves fast eye movements and muscle twitches.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The study by the University of Bonn's Institute of Organismic Biology examines whether a sleep stage marked in humans and vertebrates by rapid eye movements and muscle twitches also occurs in the jumping spider Portia fimbriata.
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