Perceptual and Motor Skills · 1991 · 14 citations · 4 references
Life SciencesNeurobiologyNeuroscienceBiological PsychologyNeuroendocrinologyReproductive PhysiologyHypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal AxisMale SexualitySleep BehaviorSleep PhysiologySleep-wake NeurobiologySleep-wake RegulationMale Sexual FunctionPretreatmentRem Sleep MechanismsRodent SleepSexual ActivitySleepSleep NeurobiologySleep-related Sexual Behaviors
Using several measures of sexual activity, 24 male and 30 female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a pretreatment test and 3 posttests (immediate and Recovery Days 4 and 7) following REM sleep deprivation in a water tank. With careful controls, sexual activity was not significantly affected by the sleep treatments. Data do not support motivational hypotheses.
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John L. Falk · Contemporary Psychology · 1973 · 2.3K citations
REM sleep deprivation diminishes fear in rats
Robert A. Hicks, John D. Moore · Physiology & Behavior · 1979 · 71 citations