Dolphins can remain alert for 15 days at a time, study finds

If you're the type who keeps a case of Red Bull under their desk at work for those long nights, you have a new role model: The remarkable ability of dolphins to rest only half their brain at a time allows them to remain alert indefinitely, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLoS ONE. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-dolphins-can-remain-alert-for-15-days-at-a-time-20121017,0,7885869.story?track=rss

Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times-Science Now by Jon Bardin