Sleep is a state of natural rest common in many species.
The Asominians only require sleep once every twenty years. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)
Vulcans could modify their metabolism so that they could go several weeks without requiring sleep; however, they would eventually need to sleep for an extended period in order to recover. (TOS novel: The Entropy Effect)
The android Data did not require sleep, something which disturbed Jean-Luc Picard when the two were sharing quarters on a Klingon vessel in 2368. (TNG episode: "Unification")
External links
- Sleep article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Sleep article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.