“…Indeed, the occurrence of REM sleep rebound following total sleep deprivation or selective REM sleep deprivation is one of the most common phenomena (Dement, 1960;Vimont-Vicary et al, 1966;Morden et al, 1967;Beersma et al, 1990;Brunner et al, 1990;Endo et al, 1997Endo et al, , 1998Datta et al, 2004). More specifically, some studies have shown that the increase in REM sleep during recovery was proportional to the amount of REM sleep lost in deprivation (Dement et al, 1966;Kitahama and Valatx, 1980;Parmeggiani et al, 1980;Perez et al, 1992;Amici et al, 1994). Finally, some selective REM sleep deprivation studies have shown that during deprivation there are progressively more frequent attempts at transitions into REM sleep, an indication of a strong homeostatic drive for REM sleep (Endo et al, 1997(Endo et al, , 1998Ocampo-Garces et al, 2000;Werth et al, 2002;Datta et al, 2004).…”