Could Humans Hibernate?

Here in Northern/Central Europe, the idea of hibernating, or at least sleeping for 15+ hours a day, is pretty appealing during the winter. The number of daylight hours is very small and the weather in general is unpleasant. My assumption is that a few thousand years ago, prior to reliable widespread artificial light, people slept a lot more.

Very interesting. We&#x27;re in the neuro&#x2F;sleep&#x2F;health space, so hibernation is an area of interest to me.<p>What I think wasn&#x27;t addressed in this article is how a lack of physical activity may affect a human body, or how animals that do hibernate adapt to a loss of muscle mass.<p>Most animals are stronger by weight than humans, so perhaps this isn&#x27;t as much of an issue for them.

I would be very surprised, humans evolved in Africa where there is no Winters like what exist in the far north. So my answer, no.

I always thought that&#x27;s what Seasonal Affective Disorder was all about.

god I wish I could just snooze through the winter. wouldn&#x27;t have to commute in the dark.

to tfa author: just <i>chill</i>, willya?

ye ... zzz