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THE BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF REM SLEEP DEPRIVATION IN RATS
Author(s) -
Albert Ira,
Cicala George A.,
Siegel Jerome
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1970.tb02244.x
Subject(s) - psychology , sleep deprivation , developmental psychology , neuroscience , privation , stimulation , sensory deprivation , audiology , cognition , sensory system , medicine
ABSTRACT Four experiments were performed to test the behavioral effects of REM deprivation on rats. Two studies of avoidance learning showed that shuttle avoidance and runway avoidance were unaffected by REM deprivation. REM deprivation produced an enhancement of activity, and the addition of periodic shock demonstrated a failure of adaptation for REM‐deprived subjects. These data were interpreted as indicating that REM deprivation produces motivational effects on rat behavior and that electric shock‐induced pain and REM deprivation interact to change activity patterns. It was concluded that the findings of the present experiment can be explained most parsimoniously in terms of increased sensitivity of REM‐deprived subjects to environmental stimulation.