"Dream Deprivation": Effects on Dream Content
Science September 9, 1966 DOI: 10.1126/science.153.3741.1282 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Repressers and sensitizers |
| Intervention | selective deprivation of rapid-eye-movement sleep |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | Dream content intensified after REM sleep deprivation, significantly only for repressers. |
Abstract
Dream content elicited following the selective deprivation of rapid-eye-movement sleep was intensified compared to that elicited under nondeprivation conditions. This effect was observed both for repressers and for sensitizers, but was significant only for repressers. On nondeprivation nights, the dream periods of sensitizers were shorter and their dreams more intense than those of repressers.