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dream deprivation

a research technique designed to study the effects of reduced REM sleep on REM dreaming. After being routinely awakened during this stage of sleep, participants tend to compensate with longer periods of REM sleep on subsequent nights, a finding that may point to homeostatic compensation for REM-dream deprivation. The technique is a specifically focused subtype of REM-sleep deprivation.

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May 8th 2024

IUD

IUD

abbreviation for intrauterine device.