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From Stuffed Teddies to Hot Toddies

Sleep in the Young and Sleep in the Old

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I had a good night’s sleep!“ We have often heard that phrase but what, in fact, does it mean? That you are well rested? Well, no, because you can lie in bed, awake but resting, and a whole night of this calm repose will still leave you sleepy in the morning. So it is more than just bodily or physical rest that must be involved.

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Aronoff, M.S. (1991). From Stuffed Teddies to Hot Toddies. In: Sleep and Its Secrets. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6056-6_3

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