Sébrina Aubin

Rapid eye movements are reduced in blind individuals.

Journal of Sleep Research December 1, 2019 Julie A E Christensen, Sébrina Aubin, Tore Nielsen et al.

There is ongoing controversy regarding the role of rapid eye movements (EMs) during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. One prevailing hypothesis is that EMs during REM sleep are indicative of the presence of visual imagery in dreams. We tested the validity of this hypothesis by measuring EMs in blind subjects and correlating these with visual dream content. Eleven blind subjects, of whom five were...