The influence of time course variables on REM sleep

Bulletin of the Psychonomic SocietyPublished 1 September 1973Open access

H. W. Agnew, Wilse B. Webb

Citations28

TL;DR

Age is a major determinant of REM amount up to the early teens, but has little effect thereafter; length of sleep has a major influence on REM amount; and there is a strong circadian effect on REM.

Abstract

This paper studies the effect of age, length of prior wakefulness, length of sleep, and a circadian influence on REM sleep. Age is a major determinant of REM amount up to the early teens, but has little effect thereafter. Length of prior wakefulness has little or no effect on REM amount. Length of sleep has a major influence on REM amount, with longer sleep times producing greater amounts of this type of sleep. There is a strong circadian effect on REM, with early night sleep periods producing little REM and early morning periods a relatively great amount of REM.

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