Stephen Black wrote:
> As for sleep deprivation, I'm not aware of any detectable effects of
> even long periods without sleep on physiology or anatomy. Of course,
> in work initiated by Rechtschaffen, rats eventually die if deprived
> long enough, but no one seems to know why.
> -Stephen
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William Dement and a "contributer" have recently published a book that might
suggest some answers:
The Promise of Sleep : A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explains the Vital
Connection
Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep
by William C. Dement, Christopher Vaughan
(Contributor)
I looked through it last night. As you might glean from the title, it is
written for a popular audience (and almost had a self-help quality to it). But
it still looked like it might give some good answers concerning the effects of
chronic deprivations of sleep as well as sleep disorders. I was in a rush, so I
didn't look at what Dement had to say about the relationship between REM and
dreams.
Jeff Ricker
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale AZ
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