REM sleep deprivation does not increase the sexual behaviors of male rats.
Using several measures of sexual activity, 24 male and 30 female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a pretreatment test and 3 posttests (immediate and Recovery Days 4 and 7) following REM sleep deprivation in a water tank. With careful controls, sexual activity was not significantly affected by the sleep treatments. Data do not support motivational hypotheses.
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Department of Psychology, San Jose State University, CA 95192.
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D000818:Animals; D003307:Copulation; D004328:Drive; D004542:Ejaculation; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D012895:Sleep, REM; D012931:Social Environment