Title :
A Portable REM-Detecting Machine
Author :
Goldberg, Robert M. ; Beiber, Irving
Author_Institution :
Coelectronics
Abstract :
A portable electronic device has been developed that successfully detects rapid eye movement (REM) in sleeping subjects. The development was aimed at exploiting the high correlation between a subject´s ability to recall dreams and his abrupt awakening a short time after the onset of REM sleep. The device is of clinical interest as a means of increasing the amount of raw dream material available for patients in psychoanalysis.
Keywords :
Biomedical electrodes; Electrophysiology; Frequency; Helium; Medical treatment; Patient monitoring; Psychology; Raw materials; Sleep; Wire; Biomedical Engineering; Dreams; Electrodes; Electronics, Medical; Humans; Psychoanalysis; Sleep, REM;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1979.326433
