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T Kato1, J Y Montplaisir, G J Lavigne

  • 1Facultés des médecine and médecine dentaire, Université de Montrèal, Montrèal, Canada. takafumikato@po.mdu.ac.jp

Journal of Sleep Research
|September 2, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Combining auditory and vibrotactile stimuli during sleep significantly increases arousal responses compared to auditory stimulation alone. This suggests tactile input enhances the effectiveness of waking a sleeping individual.

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