An Examination of Two Possible Delineations of the REMS-Consolidation Hypothesis.

Research done in the 1950's demonstrated that sleep was not a homogeneous state, in fact, that it consisted of periodically recur- ring stages (Aserinsky and Kleitman, 1953). One of these stages is readily identifiable due to concurrent physiological changes: elevated temperature, increased metabolic rates, electrical brain patterns similar to those in the arousal state, and rapid eye movements. This stage has been termed "rapid eye movement sleep" (REMS), or "paradoxical sleep" (PS) due to the unusual physiological changes. Perhaps the most intriguing characteristic of REMS is its close relationship to the dream process. Subjects awakened from REMS are much more likely to report dreams than subjects awakened from other stages of sleep (Kleitman, 1963). This relationship, and the ability to monitor the stages of sleep electronically, have led to a recent surge of research in the area of REMS.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Year

1979

Author dc:creator

• Agricola, Frederick Theodore, III

• Paradoxical sleep
• Rapid eye movement sleep
• Homogeneous state
• Physiological changes

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/7096

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oai:digitalcommons.library.uab.edu:etd-collection-8088