Gender differences in BaYaka forager sleep-wake patterns in forest and village contexts

Abstract Sleep studies in small-scale subsistence societies have broadened our understanding of cross-cultural sleep patterns, revealing the flexibility of human sleep. We examined sleep biology among BaYaka foragers from the Republic of Congo who move between environmentally similar but socio-ecolo...

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Main Authors: Erica Kilius, David R. Samson, Sheina Lew-Levy, Mallika S. Sarma, Ujas A. Patel, Yann R. Ouamba, Valchy Miegakanda, Lee T. Gettler, Adam H. Boyette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92816-6