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Forty male Wistar rats were divided into control and REM sleep-deprived groups to test the effects of REM deprivation on the acquisition of conditioned feeding suppression. Contrary to a theory that states that “prepared” learning is REM independent, we found that REM deprivation prevents the acquisition of conditioned feeding suppression.
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This research was supported by NIH Grant RR08192-03.
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Sutton, R.L., Tomlinson, W. & Hicks, R.A. Preacquisition REM sleep deprivation inhibits the formation of conditioned feeding suppression in rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 20, 308–310 (1982). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330110
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