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Fourteen Ss were awakened 2 min after the beginning of a REM period and 5 min after the end of a REM period, and were tested on a spiral aftereffect. The duration of a spiral aftereffect was found to be longer for the tests made following REM periods than for the tests made following non-REM periods. The results were interpreted to indicate penetration of a cortical arousal during the REM period into wakefulness. The “carry-over” effect from the sleep stages into the waking state lends support to the theory that the REM state may be superimposed as an ultradian cycle on the 24 h.
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Lavie, P. Differential effects of REM and non-REM awakenings on the spiral aftereffect. Psychobiology 2, 107–108 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333005
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