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A brain-warming function for REM sleep.

T A Wehr1

  • 1Clinical Psychobiology Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
|January 1, 1992
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This study proposes that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep generates heat to maintain a stable central nervous system (CNS) temperature in homeotherms. Increased CNS activity during REM sleep supports this thermoregulation hypothesis.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Sleep Science
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is characterized by increased central nervous system (CNS) activity, including elevated blood flow, metabolism, and temperature.
  • This heightened CNS activity during REM sleep appears counterintuitive to the energy conservation function typically associated with sleep.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that REM sleep serves as a mechanism for thermoregulation in homeotherms.
  • To explore the role of REM sleep in maintaining a stable core CNS temperature during sleep.

Main Methods:

  • The study reviews existing physiological data on CNS activity during REM sleep.
  • It correlates REM sleep propensity with changes in core body temperature.

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Main Results:

  • Several active features of REM sleep demonstrably increase CNS temperature.
  • REM sleep propensity increases when physiological core temperature decreases.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the hypothesis that REM sleep is a regulated mechanism for warming the CNS.
  • REM sleep may play a crucial role in maintaining optimal CNS temperature for homeotherms during sleep.