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RAY SUAREZ (Newshour): Now we turn to a story about the power of sleep and what it may do for you physically and intellectually. It's a question researchers have long explored.
NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien gets a firsthand look at how some of our thinking on the subject may be changing.
MILES O’BRIEN (Newshour): This is what your momma you all that stuff for, huh? In case you do a sleep study, make sure you clean behind those ears.
Now, this gives new meaning to the term power nap. And I am fairly certain it's not the best way to dress for some rest, but this is what scientists -- well, actually, their guinea pigs -- must do to try and answer a stubborn mystery: Why do we sleep?
"'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' ... And Other Myths" by MILES O'BRIEN, PBS Newshour 11/15/2012
How much sleep do we need? Can we cram the proverbial eight hours into six? Miles O'Brien will tackle these questions on tonight's NewsHour broadcast. But first, we take you behind the scenes and into the water for today's Science Thursday.
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