Posted by notfred on November 24, 2006, at 0:05:39
In reply to Re: I don't dream! » notfred, posted by Caedmon on November 23, 2006, at 22:37:55
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> I don't believe REM sleep is essential in humans but I may not understand the subject.
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> - Chris
Sleep deprivation increases both NREM 4 and REM sleep propensity, which tends to indicate they are the most important stages of sleep:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1697239&dopt=Abstract
http://www.supermemo.com/articles/sleep.htmhttp://www.sleepnet.com/forum1/messages/1015.html
"Some studies have shown that if you get total REM deprivation you may end up experiencing some dream activity while awake and appearing a little of the rocker or worse. They do not let these types of studies to go on long in humans, but in animals they will appear to be acting out dreams in there waking state."
Still, there are some people who do not have REM sleep and are fine. Deprive rats of REM sleep and they die after a few weeks.
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