title: Human Behavior: Sleep in Hunter-Gatherer Societies.
abstract: How much would we sleep if we lived without the pressures and distractions associated with industrialized lifestyles? New research shows that hunter-gatherer societies sleep for 6-7 hours a night--a level similar to industrialized societies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada. Electronic address: john.peever@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peever
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Horner
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep