Spontaneous electrodermal activity during sleep in man: an intranight study

Sleep. 1983;6(1):77-81. doi: 10.1093/sleep/6.1.77.

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the intranight evolution of spontaneous electrodermal activity (EDA). Eight paid volunteer male students were recorded for 3 complete nights (after a habituation night). The results show that: during the first sleep cycle, EDA is significantly lower than during the rest of the night; rapid eye movement sleep evolves in a particular manner, which emphasizes the specificity of this sleep stage; and there is no internight habituation effect.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Galvanic Skin Response / physiology*
  • Habituation, Psychophysiologic / physiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sleep / physiology*
  • Sleep Stages / physiology
  • Sleep, REM / physiology