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REM Deprivation and Divergent Thinking
Author(s) -
Glaubman Hananyah,
Orbach Israel,
Aviram Orit,
Frieder Irene,
Frieman Meira,
Pelled Odeda,
Glaubman Rivka
Publication year - 1978
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.1469-8986.1978.tb01338.x
Subject(s) - psychology , non rapid eye movement sleep , evening , sleep deprivation , sleep (system call) , morning , developmental psychology , divergent thinking , adaptation (eye) , eye movement , cognitive psychology , circadian rhythm , neuroscience , cognition , medicine , physics , astronomy , computer science , operating system
The contribution of REM sleep to divergent thinking was examined. Ten subjects were deprived of REM sleep and of equal length of NREM sleep. In both cases a divergent thinking task was assigned in the evening to be performed in the morning. The subjects' responses after NREM deprivation were numerically greater, included more positive reactions, and were more divergent and original than those produced after REM deprivation. The study thus reconfirms the hypothesis that REM sleep contributes to divergent thinking and supports the claim that it encourages the individual's adaptation to new situations.