Sometimes the thought of hibernating; bear, bat, squirrel, hedgehog, frog, dormouse It even makes us envy animals as animals.

So why are we humans not among the hibernating creatures? how is it possible have you ever thought

Hibernation is a function that promotes survival.

Hibernation occurs in response to cold weather and reduced food availability. Many hibernating animals are quite small. These animals, as the weather gets colder enough to maintain body temperature They become unable to eat food.

It is useful to provide additional information: Since the body temperature and heart rate of hibernating creatures is quite low, you can see them somewhere. stiffened Thinking animals like squirrels, mice, hedgehogs are dead and burying or throwing them away can actually kill them.

Our ancestors did not hibernate.

There are two main reasons why humans do not hibernate. First, our evolutionary ancestors no history of hibernation have tropical animals.

While the findings are inconclusive, some studies suggest that the first people to survive in extremely cold conditions He also suggests it may have gone into hibernation.

Instead of hibernating, we made discoveries and inventions.

More important; We found fire, clothing, shelter, hunting and farming. All these, instead of hibernating much more effective ways to survive the cold.

Hibernation expert Prof. Dr. Sandy Martin argues that the inactivity of humans also means that they cannot reproduce, so other species by breeding more than we do He claims he can take our place.

Researchers are looking for different ways to put humans into hibernation.

One of the methods of putting people into hibernation is that of medical professionals used to lower body temperature controlled hypothermia.

Some have experienced physical trauma, an organ transplant, or surgery people in danger controlled hypothermia used to treat; slows down metabolic processes such as circulation and respiration.

Prof. Sandy Martin hibernating from medical hypothermia it’s not the same but some researchers believe humans will one day be able to hibernate using controlled hypothermia.

It is being investigated whether it can be applied to humans by looking at the processes that hibernating animals go through.

Another approach is what other mammals use during hibernation. initiate the same processes find a way. However, it is not yet clear how we will do that.

Different animals hibernate in different ways, temperatures and conditions. Researchers have discovered that animals go into hibernation all complex mechanisms still trying to determine and understand.

Maybe one day we can hibernate with the slow wave tow method.

Many small mammals, such as bats, mice and lemurs, go into hibernation every day. Other mammals in autumn and winter for 6 months They can hibernate in winter. In a 2007 study, a marsupial called the pygmy opossum was able to hibernate for up to a year under laboratory conditions.

Prof. Dr. Sandy Martin in her 2015 article on the continuity of hibernation metabolic activity He suggested that there are different stages. The two extremes of these stages were activity and hibernation.

Another theory is that we can hibernate through slow wave sleep, which is in the middle of this continuum. Because, in fact, our metabolism and body temperature drop every night. slow wave sleep we live.