RE: Holy Cow. Sleep is Important. (Some thoughts on the inestimable value of sleep, as well as the necessity(?) of sometimes...not sleeping)

[gothamist]

Deprivation of REM sleep also puts you at risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders
https://www.livescience.com/59300-brain-cells-linked-to-dreaming-found.html?hootPostID=0bbe470941e4f97959bd029c5b9df957