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Prolonged sleep was produced by periodic injections of pentobarbital. This sleep consisted predominantly of slow waves and spindles. No paradoxical sleep waves were observable in the cortex during the drug treatment. Following discontinuation of the drug, the amount of slow wave sleep decreased and paradoxical sleep increased when compared to a control period, suggesting a partial satiation of slow wave sleep and deprivation of paradoxical sleep by the treatment.
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The author wishes to express his gratitude to W. B. Webb for his comments and criticism. This investigation was supported by an NIMH grant (NIH-MH-03881-03) to W. B. Webb and by a NASA Predoctoral Fellowship (NASA-BSG(T)-13) to R. A. Levitt.
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Levitt, R.A. Recovery from prolonged barbiturate sleep in the rat. Psychon Sci 4, 393–394 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342355
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