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Birds that are literally half-asleep—with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping—control which side of the brain rema
Birds that are literally half-asleep—with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping—control which side of the brain rema
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2019-06-23
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Birds that are literally half-asleep—with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping—control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.
Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere’s eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.
Decades of studies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-of-the-row sleepers. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.
Also, birds doping(打盹)at the end of the line resorted to single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in internal spots.
"We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in different regions of the brain," the researchers say.
The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing supposition that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. He’s seen it in a pair of birds dozing side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open.
Useful as half-sleeping might be, it’s only been found in birds and such water mammals(哺乳动物)as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning.
Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds’ half-brain sleep "is just the tip of the iceberg(冰山)." He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.
The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that _____.
选项
A、the phenomenon of birds dozing in pairs is widespread
B、birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of security
C、even an imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security
D、a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror
答案
C
解析
第6段最后两句提到“研究者看见一只鸟儿靠着镜子睡觉。那只鸟对着镜子的那只眼睛是闭着的,仿佛镜中的影像是它的同伴,而它的另外一只眼则是睁开的”,C与此一致。A和B中的in pairs是对原文的误读:鸟儿喜欢结群(而不一定是成双成对)睡眠,文章前几段对此有说明。D中的enjoy属于无中生有。
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