Do worms sleep?

This podcast episode explores the sleep patterns of worms, specifically focusing on the research conducted on C. elegans. The study reveals that worms do sleep, but their sleep patterns are different from humans. Worms sleep for short durations of only a minute or two before waking up and resuming their activity. The researchers developed innovative technologies, such as tiny chambers, to study multiple worms simultaneously. They found that these chambers induced sleep in worms, and further experiments identified various methods to wake them up. The podcast also discusses the potential role of sleep as a protective mechanism in different species and highlights the importance of naps.