December 5, 2006
WE'RE A COMFORT, THEY'RE A CONCERN (via Tom Morin):
Bed sharing 'drains men's brains' (BBC, 7/20/06)
Sharing a bed with someone could temporarily reduce your brain power - at least if you are a man - Austrian scientists suggest.Posted by Orrin Judd at December 5, 2006 11:33 AMWhen men spend the night with a bed mate their sleep is disturbed, whether they make love or not, and this impairs their mental ability the next day.
The lack of sleep also increases a man's stress hormone levels.
According to the New Scientist study, women who share a bed fare better because they sleep more deeply.
Comments
It's Darwinism at work, I tells ya. After millions of years of sleep deprivation caused by snoring and other rude noises emanating from the un-distaff side of the bed, women have evolved into sound sleepers.
Thank you Sir Charles.
Posted by: erp at December 5, 2006 1:51 PM