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The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: An objective method for the study of dreaming.
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The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: An objective method for the study of dreaming. William Dement and Nathaniel Kleitman (1957) The report of dreams is subjective (prone to be based on feeling rather than actual fact). It would be more scientific to back up the subject's self-report with objective data (precise measurement). In this study, dreams are to be related to physiological phenomena (physical measurable processes within the body). There were two physiological measurements made. 1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain activity (very small voltages picked up by sensors attached harmlessly to the skull). 2. Electrical activity around the eyes was recorded so as to detect eye movements. Previous findings have demonstrated: 1. A relationship between rapid eye movement (REM) and dreaming (Aserinsky and Kleitman 1955). 2. A cyclic change in depth of sleep, as measured by the EEG. Three tests were carried out: 1. Dream recall during REM, using an...
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